Brooks' big heart leaves teammates in awe

[The_Philster]

SAN DIEGO -- When Derrick Brooks told Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Warren Sapp he was taking some kids to Africa, Sapp said he wanted to come, too.
"I went home and told my wife," Sapp said. "My wife said no. There's always turmoil in Africa and you might not be able to get out with all that crazy stuff. So I gave Brooks $25,000 because I couldn't go.

"It was really something that lasted a lifetime (for the kids), and that's just him. You get a lifetime from Brooks any time you sit with him and talk with him. He'll give you something that will last forever and ever and a day. That's just the kind of guy he is."....more (http://espn.go.com/nfl/playoffs02/columnist/2003/0123/1497846.html)

[RedEyE]

Originally posted by The_Philster
[i]SAN DIEGO -- When Derrick Brooks told Tampa Bay Buccaneers teammate Warren Sapp he was taking some kids to Africa, Sapp said he wanted to come, too.
"I went home and told my wife," Sapp said. "My wife said no. There's always turmoil in Africa and you might not be able to get out with all that crazy stuff. So I gave Brooks $25,000 because I couldn't go.


Pro football players need a pass from the wife too! :lolcry:

[Paka]

Yes, Brooks is a total class act; definitely one of my favorite players... a phenomenal player and a phenomenal person all-around. :cool: A bit more on his program, "Brooks' Bunch"-

http://www.buccaneers.com/Community/BC13new.asp

Sapp-- my least favorite Buc, due to his behavior and his terrible treatment of fans-- could definitely learn a thing or two from a man like Derrick. Hopefully some of Brooks' character will eventually rub off on him.