Derrick Brooks on his work as an NFL appeals officer, carrying the legacy of Walter Payton & his Mt. Rushmore of life influences
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4.7 • 3.2K Ratings
🗓️ 16 April 2025
⏱️ 42 minutes
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On the latest NFL Players: Second Acts podcast, Hall of Fame linebacker Derrick Brooks joins hosts Peanut Tillman and Roman Harper for a discussion far beyond football. Brooks explains his work as an NFL appeals officer and the mentorship the position has allowed him to carry out. Brooks also reflects on the significance of receiving the first ever Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award. Later, the former Tampa Bay Buccaneer lists his personal Mount Rushmore, which includes his old coach, Tony Dungy.
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| 0:00.0 | This is an I-Heart podcast. |
| 0:02.6 | Guaranteed Human. |
| 0:04.5 | To be the first one to win this award, |
| 0:09.1 | I will carry your family's name with more honor now that I'm retired more than I did when I played. |
| 0:16.9 | I said, I owe that to your family. |
| 0:20.4 | That my name's Walter Payman or the year, |
| 0:23.6 | my name is mentioned, |
| 0:24.9 | it's with the highest level of service possible. |
| 0:33.0 | What's up, everybody? |
| 0:34.3 | I'm Peanut Tillman, and this is the NFL player's second X podcast And with him as always, I'm a manorsey co-host, Roman Harbor. Why you look so serious? I'm not. I'm just ready to have a good time. Why you look so serious? Well, because you just yelled at me before we started. So I'm really excited about this interview. This guy's a legendary player. |
| 0:55.7 | We all grew up watching him. |
| 0:56.0 | Yes. |
| 1:00.2 | From his college days at Florida State to his NFL career with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. |
| 1:04.2 | Can't wait to sit down and talk to him about also what he's doing now in his second act. And I know it's going to be a great one. |
| 1:06.4 | 14-year NFL vet, Walter Payton Man of the Year, NFL Hall of Famer, NFL all-time top 100 player. |
| 1:16.4 | So that means he's got, he got two coats. |
| 1:19.4 | He got the maroon jacket and he got the gold jacket. |
| 1:23.1 | Oh, it's a maroon jacket when you go that one? |
| 1:24.8 | When you, bruh. |
| 1:26.0 | I didn't know that. |
| 1:26.7 | Yes. |
| 1:27.0 | I learned something new |
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