backup tackle behind Brown and Ogden. He started 3 games in place of an injured Brown. In 2004, he started 7 games at left tackle in place of an injured Ogden. He became an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season. He started 23 games in 3 years with the Ravens. New York Jets On May 23, 2005, he signed with the New York Jets, but was released at the end of training camp on August 27. Dallas Cowboys The Dallas Cowboys called him six weeks into the season and signed him on October 19, 2005. He played left tackle under head coach Bill Parcells, attempting to help replace the injured Pro Bowl player Flozell Adams. He was released just over a month later on November 27, to make room for offensive tackle Marcus Price. Personal life Brooks met his wife Jaqueline Smith on a blind date during his first year in Atlanta. They were married in less than a year in the Spring of 1997. In the Fall of 1999 Jackie was diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Brooks put football on the back burner while he stayed with his wife who was having chemotherapy treatment. He also was struggling with a back injury and was released by the Rams. He turned down new signing offers from the Saints, Cowboys, Cardinals, and Jaguars. When the doctors pronounced Jackie in remission, he accepted an offer from the Arizona Cardinals for the 2000 season and made the team. Jackie joined him but she was already ill with a fatal recurrence and died in March 2001. Brooks did not tell many people about the situation and was not re-signed at the end of the season. In September 2009, he joined the staff of the Pomfret School in Connecticut as a strength and conditioning coach. He left for a similar position at his alma mater, Williams College in 2011. Brook's sister, Rebecca, was an All-American in soccer, basketball and outdoor track & field. His older brother Fletcher was the head coach of the Ephs men’s and women’s track & field teams, before moving on to Iowa State University in 2013. References 1972 births Living people American football offensive linemen Atlanta Falcons players St. Louis Rams players Arizona Cardinals players Baltimore Ravens players Dallas Cowboys players Williams College alumni Williams Ephs football players Westminster School (Connecticut) alumni Ed Block Courage Award recipients