TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ countdown of the top 50 players in franchise history concluded Thursday night with the players who landed in spots 10 to 1. Derrick Brooks, one of the greatest linebackers in NFL history and an icon in the Tampa Bay community, claimed the top spot.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer has a laundry list of accolades: Super Bowl champion, NFL Defensive Player of the Year, Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year, 9-time All-Pro, and an 11-time Pro Bowl selection.
Brooks ranks first in franchise history with 2,198 tackles and his 25 interceptions are the most by a non-defensive back in team history, as well. He logged triple digits in tackles in 12 different seasons – all but his first and last campaigns – and ranked in the top six in DPOTY voting on four different occasions.
You can read the rest of the Bucs’ list of top 50 players HERE.