Macey Brooks

Macey Brooks
No. 83
Position: Wide Receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: (1975-03-02) March 2, 1975
Place of birth: Hampton, Virginia
Career information
College: James Madison
NFL Draft: 1997 / Round: 4 / Pick: 127
(By the Dallas Cowboys)
Career history
As player:
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As coach:
As executive:
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 40
Receiving yards: 376
Touchdowns: 0
Player stats at NFL.com
Player stats at PFR

Barry Macey Brooks (born March 2, 1975) is a former professional American football wide receiver in the National Football League. He was also the wide receivers coach for the Kane County Dawgs of the Continental Indoor Football League. He played two seasons for the Chicago Bears.

Early years

Brooks attended Kecoughtan High School where he was a three-sport athlete.[1] He received All-Peninsula District, All-Eastern Region and honorable mention All-State honors at wide receiver and was also the runner up to Allen Iverson for the Daily Press Peninsula Athlete of the year award.[2]

He moved on to James Madison University. As a senior he registered 56 receptions for 828 receiving yards, while breaking the school records for most touchdowns in a career (25) and in a season (14). He finished his college career with 118 receptions for 2,014 yards and 25 touchdowns.

He played right field for three seasons, including the 1995 baseball team that won the CAA regular season title and advanced to the NCAA South regional.[3] He was drafted twice by professional baseball, in the second round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft by the San Francisco Giants and in the 55th round of the 1996 Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Royals.[4]

Professional career

Dallas Cowboys

Brooks was selected in the fourth round (127th overall) of the 1997 NFL Draft by the Dallas Cowboys. He was impressing during training camp until breaking his arm in three places during the fourth quarter of a 34-31 win over the St. Louis Rams and being placed on the injured reserve list.[5][6] The next season he was a candidate for the second receiver opposite Michael Irvin, but had problems with consistency and was waived on August 31 to make room for wide receiver Patrick Jeffers.[7]

Chicago Bears

On September 1, 1998, he was signed by the Chicago Bears to their practice squad.[8] On October 7, he was promoted to the active roster.[9] In 1999, he registered 14 passes for 160 yards in the first 9 games (2 starts) before suffering a knee injury and being placed on the injured reserve list on November 9.[10]

Oakland Raiders

In 2002, he was signed as a free agent by the Oakland Raiders after being out of football for a year.[11] He was released on June 15.

Coaching career

In 2012, Brooks joined the ownership group of the Kane County Dawgs, an expansion franchise of the Continental Indoor Football League. He will also serve as the team's wide receivers coach, as well as strength and conditioning coordinator.

References

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