Feb 3, 2025 · The former LSU football captain was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2023. Greg Brooks Jr., a former safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is speaking out to share advice ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Greg Brooks Jr., a former safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is speaking out to share advice for young athletes after undergoing a lifechanging brain surgery and brain tumor diagnosis. "I just want young athletes in the same spot I was, if something is hurting, tell them," Brooks Jr. said in an interview with "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan that ...

6 days ago · In an August 2024 lawsuit filed in Louisiana, Greg Brooks Jr. accused both LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, where he had the surgery, of medical negligence. He claims that multiple errors made by the medical team during the procedure left him permanently disabled.

5 days ago · LSU coach Brian Kelly is rebutting claims made on national television that he showed minimal interest in Greg Brooks Jr.’s well-being after the defensive back’s football career was cut short by emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor.

4 days ago · An attorney for Greg Brooks Jr. said LSU coach Brian Kelly "cannot deny" he has not contacted the former LSU safety since October 2023, a month after he underwent brain surgery.

Feb 3, 2025 · Brooks Jr.'s father, Greg Brooks Sr., claims he was not notified by LSU of his son's condition until he was told he would undergo brain surgery. "The one call that I received was, 'I need you to ...

6 days ago · Former LSU star Greg Brooks Jr. and his father are speaking out on the former defender’s battle with brain cancer and recovery process.. During the 2023 season, Brooks appeared in 2 games before ...

Greg Brooks Jr. Career Highs Tackles: 10 vs. Tennessee, 2022 (at LSU) Tackles for loss: 1.5 vs. Ole Miss, 2020 (at Arkansas) Sacks: 1 vs. New Mexico, 2022 (at LSU)

Oct 11, 2024 · Greg Brooks Jr., the former LSU football player and team captain whose career ended after the discovery of a brain tumor last fall, is suing the school and its affiliated medical center for...

Oct 14, 2024 · BATON ROUGE, La. — An LSU football player is suing the school for alleged negligence after undergoing surgery for brain cancer. Greg Brooks Jr. was diagnosed with a rare type of brain cancer, the school announced last year. Brooks underwent surgery in September 2023 after experiencing vertigo.