A source with knowledge of the team’s thinking says about the possibility of signing Brooks, “They are kicking it around.”Brooks, a future Hall of Famer, has remained unsigned after being released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers during the off-season. The 11-time Pro Bowler, 6-time All-Pro, and 2002 NFL Defensive Player of the Year has expressed his desire to play at least one more season, but recent flirtations with the New Orleans Saints and Chicago Bears has not resulted in a contract.
The source said discusses are “preliminary” and that there is not yet a timetable. It is not clear is action is imminent.
Brooks has spent his entire career as an outside linebacker in a Cover-2 scheme, but has an extremely high football IQ and the instincts to be able to step in to any situation and adapt to a new position and defensive scheme.
