Player
Keith Brooking
OLB (retired)
Keith Brooking: facts drawn from the play-by-play.
15-year career across ATL/DAL/DEN, 5x Pro Bowler — one of the most-durable 4-3 OLBs of the 2000s.
MilestoneCareer totals (regular season)
| Stat | Total |
|---|---|
| Seasons | 15 |
| Games | 211 |
| Pro Bowls | 5 |
| Career Tackles | 1,100+ |
| Career Sacks | 15.5 |
| Career INTs | 13 |
11 years as the heartbeat of the Atlanta defense (1998-2008), then 3 years with Dallas as a veteran leader.
TrendBrooking career stops
| Stop | Years | Games |
|---|---|---|
| ATL | 1998-2008 | 161 |
| DAL | 2009-2011 | 47 |
| DEN | 2012 | 16 |
Games by stop
| Team | Games |
|---|---|
| ATL | 161 |
| DAL | 47 |
| DEN | 16 |
The 2001-2005 peak: 5 straight Pro Bowls — among the most-consistent stretches by any LB that era.
SplitPro Bowl years
| Year | Team | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | ATL | 1st PB |
| 2002 | ATL | 2nd PB |
| 2003 | ATL | 3rd PB |
| 2004 | ATL | 4th PB |
| 2005 | ATL | 5th PB |
1 of fewer than 20 LBs in NFL history with 5+ Pro Bowls AND 200+ career games.
Rare5+ PB & 200+ games (LB)
| Player | PB | Games |
|---|---|---|
| Ray Lewis | 13 | 228 |
| Derrick Brooks | 11 | 224 |
| Junior Seau | 12 | 268 |
| Keith Brooking | 5 | 211 |
| London Fletcher | 4 | 256 |
1998 1st-round pick (12th overall, ATL) — drafted out of Georgia Tech as the future of the front 7.
Milestone1998 NFL Draft (top 12)
| Pick | Player | Team |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Peyton Manning | IND |
| 2 | Ryan Leaf | SD |
| 3 | Andre Wadsworth | ARI |
| 10 | Charles Woodson | OAK |
| 12 | Keith Brooking | ATL |
Career sack + INT profile (15.5 sk, 13 INT) matched the era's prototypical 4-3 OLB.
Comparison4-3 OLB peers (2000s)
| Player | Sacks | INTs |
|---|---|---|
| Derrick Brooks | 13.5 | 25 |
| Lance Briggs | 16.0 | 16 |
| Keith Brooking | 15.5 | 13 |
| Will Witherspoon | 19.0 | 10 |
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