Barry Macey Brooks (born March 2, 1975) is a former professional

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in the

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(NFL) for the

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and

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. He was also a co-owner and wide receivers coach for the

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of the

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(CIFL). He played

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Early years

Brooks attended

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, where he was a four-sport

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(football, baseball, basketball and track). As a senior, he tallied 27 receptions for 620 yards and 8

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s, while receiving All-area, All-Peninsula district, All-Eastern region and honorable-mention All-state honors at

. He was the runner up to

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for the Daily Press Peninsula Athlete of the year award. He was an All-district selection in baseball, helping his team reach the state finals. He also helped the basketball team win the regional title.

College career

Brooks accepted a football scholarship from

. As a true freshman, he appeared in 10 games, tallying 4 receptions for 92 yards. As a sophomore, he became a starter at

, posting 26 receptions (second on the team), 552 receiving yards (led the team), 21.2 yards per reception (second in school history) and 5

s (led the team). He had 135 receiving yards against

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. As a junior, he registered 32 receptions (third on the team), 542 yards and 6

s (second on the team). He had 4 receptions for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the winning score with 37 seconds left, in a 38-31 win against

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. As a senior, he posted 56 receptions (second on the team) and 828 receiving yards (third in school history), while breaking the school record for most

s in a single-season with 14. He collected 8 receptions and 3 receiving touchdowns (tied the school record) against

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. He also had 3 receiving touchdowns against

. He tallied 5 catches for 121 yards and one touchdown against New Hampshire University. He made 7 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns over

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. He finished his college career with 118 receptions (fourth in school history), 2,014 yards (third in school history) and 25

s (school record). In

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, he played

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for three seasons, starting 119 out of 145 games. As a freshman, he hit for a .307 average, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs and 21 RBIs. As a sophomore, he hit for a .266 average, 10 doubles, one triple, 5 home runs and 27 RBIs, while being a part of the team that won the CAA regular season title and advanced to the NCAA South regional. As a junior, he started 51-of-55 contests, hitting for a .298 average, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs and 34 RBIs. He was drafted twice by

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, in the second round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft by the

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and in the 55th round of the 1996 Amateur Draft by the

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Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Brooks was selected by the

in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 1997 NFL draft. He was impressing during training camp until breaking his right forearm three places during the fourth quarter of a 34-31 win over the

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. He was placed on the

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on August 27. In

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, he was a candidate for the second receiver role opposite

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but had problems with consistency and was waived on August 31 to make room for

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Chicago Bears

On September 1,

, he was signed by the

to their

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. On October 7, he was promoted to the active roster. In

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, he registered 14 passes for 160 yards in the first 9 games (2 starts), before suffering a knee injury and being placed on the

on November 9. He wasn't re-signed after the season.

Oakland Raiders

On April 21,

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, he was signed as a

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by the

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after being out of football for a year. He was released on June 15.

Coaching career

In 2012, Brooks joined the ownership group of the

, an expansion franchise of the

. He also served as the team's wide receivers coach, as well as strength and conditioning coordinator. The team would only play one game in its history, as the following week the league announced on their website that the franchise was "indefinitely suspending operations" to protect the integrity of the league.

References

External links

Briefs: Brooks To Jmu, But Not To Giants
{{DEFAULTSORT:Brooks, Macey 1975 births Living people Players of American football from Hampton, Virginia American football wide receivers James Madison Dukes football players James Madison Dukes baseball players Dallas Cowboys players Chicago Bears players Kecoughtan High School alumni Baseball players from Hampton, Virginia