Chris Brooks (wide receiver)
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Chris Brooks is an American football
wide receiver
who is currently a free agent
. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Nebraska
.
Brooks has also played for the Indianapolis Colts
.
, Brooks signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2010. He was cut on August 26, 2010.
practice squad on September 29, 2010. He was promoted to the active roster and played on November 14, 2010. He was cut three days later on November 17, 2010 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to a future contract on January 11, 2011. Brooks was waived during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the Colts' practice squad the following day. He was released on September 13.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
wide receiver
Wide receiver
A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football, and is the key player in most of the passing plays. Only players in the backfield or the ends on the line are eligible to catch a forward pass. The two players who begin play at the ends of the offensive line are eligible...
who is currently a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. He was signed by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
as an undrafted free agent in 2010. He played college football at Nebraska
Nebraska Cornhuskers football
The Nebraska Cornhuskers represent the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in college football. The program has established itself as a traditional powerhouse, and has the fourth-most all-time victories of any NCAA Division I-A team. Nebraska is one of only six football programs in NCAA Division I-A...
.
Brooks has also played for the Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
After going undrafted in the 2010 NFL Draft2010 NFL Draft
The 2010 NFL Draft was the 75th annual meeting of National Football League franchises to select newly eligible football players. Unlike previous years, the 2010 draft took place over three days, at Radio City Music Hall in New York City, with the first round on Thursday, April 22, 2010, at 7:30 pm...
, Brooks signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers are a professional American football franchise based in Tampa, Florida, U.S. They are currently members of the Southern Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League – they are the only team in the division not to come from the old NFC West...
as an undrafted free agent on May 3, 2010. He was cut on August 26, 2010.
Indianapolis Colts
Brooks was signed to the Indianapolis ColtsIndianapolis Colts
The Indianapolis Colts are a professional American football team based in Indianapolis. They are currently members of the South Division of the American Football Conference in the National Football League ....
practice squad on September 29, 2010. He was promoted to the active roster and played on November 14, 2010. He was cut three days later on November 17, 2010 and re-signed to the practice squad. He was signed to a future contract on January 11, 2011. Brooks was waived during final cuts on September 3, 2011, and re-signed to the Colts' practice squad the following day. He was released on September 13.