He was also a co-owner and wide receivers coach for the Kane County Dawgs of the Continental Indoor Football League (CIFL).
Brooks attended Kecoughtan High School, where he was a four-sport letterman (football, baseball, basketball and track).
He collected 8 receptions and 3 receiving touchdowns (tied the school record) against McNeese State University.
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.
[4] He was impressing during training camp until breaking his right forearm three places during the fourth quarter of a 34-31 win over the St. Louis Rams.
[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.
In 2012, Brooks joined the ownership group of the Kane County Dawgs, an expansion franchise of the Continental Indoor Football League.