Tony Brooks-James (born December 6, 1994) is an American professional football running back who is a free agent. He played college football for the Oregon Ducks.
.jpg) Brooks-James playing for Oregon in 2017 | |||||||||
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| Born: | December 6, 1994 Gainesville, Florida, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 190 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school: | Gainesville | ||||||||
| College: | Oregon | ||||||||
| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2019 | ||||||||
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College career
editBrooks-James played four seasons for the Oregon Ducks. He finished his collegiate career with 3,302 all-purpose yards (1,863 rushing, 392 receiving and 1,047 on kick returns) and 21 total touchdowns (18 rushing, two receiving and one kick return).[1]
Professional career
editAtlanta Falcons (first stint)
editBrooks-James was brought in for a rookie mini camp invite, he impressed and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2019.[2] He was waived at the end of training camp.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
editBrooks-James was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of September 2, 2019. He was waived on October 8, 2019.[3]
Pittsburgh Steelers (first stint)
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Brooks-James was signed to the Steelers practice squad on October 15, 2019.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2 and made his NFL debut the next day.[5] He was released on November 16.[6]
Minnesota Vikings
editBrooks-James was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad on December 11, 2019.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020.[8] He was waived on August 8, 2020, but re-signed a week later.[9][10] He was waived on September 2, 2020.[11]
Atlanta Falcons (second stint)
editOn November 23, 2020, Brooks-James was signed to the Falcons practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[14] He was released on July 26, 2021.[15]
Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)
editOn August 3, 2021, Brooks-James was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16] He was waived on August 28, 2021.[17]
Birmingham Stallions
editBrooks-James was selected in the 27th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.[18] On March 8, 2023, Brooks-James was released by the Stallions.[19]
References
edit- ^ Deering, Joel (February 6, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Tony Brooks-James has versatility NFL teams look for". NFLMocks.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ Amaranthus, Bri (May 11, 2019). "Atlanta signs Tony Brooks-James after an impressive two days at rookie minicamp". NBC Sports Northwest. Archived from the original on November 3, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (October 8, 2019). "Buccaneers Release Three from PS Including QB Nick Fitzgerald, Sign LB Demone Harris". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ "Steelers add RB Tony Brooks-James, OL Christian DiLauro to practice squad | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. October 15, 2019.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 2, 2019). "Brooks-James promoted; Moncrief waived". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (November 16, 2019). "Steelers sign Cain, Whyte". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
- ^ Ratke, Kyle (December 11, 2019). "Vikings sign RB Tony Brooks-James to practice squad". Vikings Wire. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
- ^ "Vikings Announce Seven Reserve/Future Free Agent Signings". Vikings.com. January 12, 2020. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ Smith, Eric (August 8, 2020). "Vikings Announce Roster Moves; Sign Quentin Poling". Vikings.com. Retrieved December 29, 2023.
- ^ "Vikings Sign RB Tony Brooks-James". www.vikings.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
- ^ Alper, Josh (September 2, 2020). "Vikings put Kenny Willekes on IR, cut four others". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
- ^ McFadden, Will (November 23, 2020). "Falcons add two to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Tabeek, Matthew (November 28, 2020). "Falcons flex Tony Brooks-James to active roster for Raiders game". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
- ^ Choate, Dave (July 26, 2021). "Falcons sign OL Jason Spriggs, cut RB Tony Brooks-James". SBNation.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 3, 2021). "Steelers sign Brooks-James". Steelers.com.
- ^ Varley, Teresa (August 28, 2021). "Steelers release nine players". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
- ^ Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
- ^ @Newsusfl (March 8, 2023). "Birmingham Stallions have released RB Tony Brooks-James to keep their roster down to 58 players after signing Deon Cain" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
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