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Greg Brooks Jr. (born August 30, 2001) is an American former college football player and disability advocate who was a member, and later captain, of LSU football from 2022 to 2023.
In 2023, Brooks was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a form of brain cancer. Due to complications from the surgery, he suffered from paralysis and speech impairment. Subsequent lawsuits from Brooks and his family against LSU alleged abandonment from the coaching staff after the brain tumor surgery.
Originally from Harvey, Louisiana, he played for West Jefferson High School. Brooks joined the Arkansas Razorbacks in 2019, starting all 12 games for them that season. He joined LSU in 2022, and helped the Tigers to a Citrus Bowl victory that year, and continued with the team for three years.
He was regarded by some as a potential future NFL draft pick.
In 2023, during his fifth-year senior season, Brooks was diagnosed with medulloblastoma, which was relatively rare for someone of Brooks’s age. After the surgery to remove the tumor, the cancer showed no sign of spreading, although he faced significant rehabilitation, including having to re…
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