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Bucs: X-Factors

By By Seth Wickersham

Monday, January 20, 2003

X-FACTOR: DERRICK BROOKS On a roster filled with All-Pro mouths, Derrick Brooks gets tagged as a silent assassin who speaks only with his pads. Not really. Brooks finds ways to get his message across. The eight-year veteran goes to San Diego playing the best ball of his career. He led the Bucs with 119 tackles, defended 11 passes and scored four touchdowns, the most by a linebacker in history. Along with that came his first Defensive Player of the Year award. Says Warren Sapp, "He's been the he ...

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