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

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.

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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