Tony Brooks-James

Tony Brooks-James (born December 6, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at the University of Oregon.

Tony Brooks-James
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Brooks-James playing for Oregon in 2017
Personal information
Born: (1994-12-06) December 6, 1994
Gainesville, Florida, U.S.
Height:5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight:190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school:Gainesville (FL)
College:Oregon
Position:Running back
Undrafted:2019
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics as of Week 12, 2020
Rushing attempts:11
Rushing yards:11
Rushing touchdowns:0
Return yards:32
Player stats at NFL.com

College career

Brooks-James played four seasons for the Oregon Ducks. He finished his collegiate career with 3,302 all-purpose yards (1,863 rushing, 392 receiving and 1,047 on kick returns) and 21 total touchdowns (18 rushing, two receiving and one kick return).[1]

Professional career

Atlanta Falcons

Brooks-James was brought in for a rookie mini camp invite, he impressed and signed with the Atlanta Falcons as an undrafted free agent on May 11, 2019.[2] He was waived at the end of training camp.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Brooks-James was signed to the practice squad of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of September 2, 2019. He was waived on October 8, 2019.[3]

Pittsburgh Steelers
Brooks-James in a game against the Cleveland Browns in 2019

Brooks-James was signed to the Pittsburgh Steelers practice squad on October 15, 2019.[4] He was promoted to the active roster on November 2 and made his NFL debut the next day.[5] He was released on November 16.[6]

Minnesota Vikings

Brooks-James was signed to the Minnesota Vikings practice squad on December 11, 2019.[7] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Vikings on January 12, 2020.[8] He was waived on August 8, 2020, but re-signed a week later.[9][10] He was waived on September 2, 2020.[11]

Atlanta Falcons (second stint)

On November 23, 2020, Brooks-James was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad.[12] He was elevated to the active roster on November 28 for the team's week 12 game against the Las Vegas Raiders, and reverted to the practice squad after the game.[13] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021.[14] He was released on July 26, 2021.[15]

Pittsburgh Steelers (second stint)

On August 3, 2021, Brooks-James was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers.[16] He was waived on August 28, 2021.[17]

Birmingham Stallions

Brooks-James was selected in the 27th round of the 2022 USFL draft by the Birmingham Stallions.[18] On March 8, 2023, Brooks-James was released by the Stallions.[19]

References
  1. Deering, Joel (February 6, 2019). "2019 NFL Draft: Tony Brooks-James has versatility NFL teams look for". NFLMocks.com. FanSided. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  2. Amaranthus, Bri (May 11, 2019). "Atlanta signs Tony Brooks-James after an impressive two days at rookie minicamp". NBC Sports Northwest. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  3. Bouda, Nate (October 8, 2019). "Buccaneers Release Three from PS Including QB Nick Fitzgerald, Sign LB Demone Harris". NFLTradeRumors.co. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  4. "Steelers add RB Tony Brooks-James, OL Christian DiLauro to practice squad | TribLIVE.com". triblive.com. October 15, 2019.
  5. Varley, Teresa (November 2, 2019). "Brooks-James promoted; Moncrief waived". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on November 4, 2019. Retrieved November 3, 2019.
  6. Varley, Teresa (November 16, 2019). "Steelers sign Cain, Whyte". Pittsburgh Steelers. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
  7. Ratke, Kyle (December 11, 2019). "Vikings sign RB Tony Brooks-James to practice squad". Vikings Wire. Retrieved December 11, 2019.
  8. "Vikings Announce Seven Reserve/Future Free Agent Signings". Vikings.com. January 12, 2020.
  9. "Vikings Announce Roster Moves; Sign Quentin Poling". Vikings.com. August 8, 2020.
  10. "Vikings Sign RB Tony Brooks-James". www.vikings.com. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
  11. Alper, Josh (September 2, 2020). "Vikings put Kenny Willekes on IR, cut four others". ProFootballTalk. Retrieved September 2, 2020.
  12. McFadden, Will (November 23, 2020). "Falcons add two to practice squad". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  13. Tabeek, Matthew (November 28, 2020). "Falcons flex Tony Brooks-James to active roster for Raiders game". AtlantaFalcons.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
  14. McFadden, Will (January 4, 2021). "Falcons sign 11 players to reserve/future contracts". AtlantaFalcons.com.
  15. Choate, Dave (July 26, 2021). "Falcons sign OL Jason Spriggs, cut RB Tony Brooks-James". SBNation.com.
  16. Varley, Teresa (August 3, 2021). "Steelers sign Brooks-James". Steelers.com.
  17. Varley, Teresa (August 28, 2021). "Steelers release nine players". Steelers.com. Archived from the original on August 29, 2021. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  18. Camenker, Jacob (February 23, 2022). "USFL Draft tracker: Complete results, rosters for new football league". Sporting News.
  19. @Newsusfl (March 8, 2023). "Birmingham Stallions have released RB Tony Brooks-James to keep their roster down to 58 players after signing Deon Cain" (Tweet). Retrieved March 14, 2023 – via Twitter.
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