Macey Brooks
Barry Macey Brooks is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys and Chicago Bears. He was also a co-owner and wide receivers coach for the Kane County Dawgs of the Continental Indoor Football League. He played college football for the James Madison Dukes.
Early years
Brooks attended Kecoughtan High School, where he was a four-sport letterman. As a senior, he tallied 27 receptions for 620 yards and 8 touchdowns, while receiving All-area, All-Peninsula district, All-Eastern region and honorable-mention All-state honors at wide receiver. He was the runner up to Allen Iverson for the Daily Press Peninsula Athlete of the year award.He was an All-district selection in baseball, helping his team reach the state finals. He also helped the basketball team win the regional title.
College career
Brooks accepted a football scholarship from James Madison University. As a true freshman, he appeared in 10 games, tallying 4 receptions for 92 yards.As a sophomore, he became a starter at wide receiver, posting 26 receptions, 552 receiving yards, 21.2 yards per reception and 5 touchdowns. He had 135 receiving yards against Middle Tennessee State University.
As a junior, he registered 32 receptions, 542 yards and 6 touchdowns. He had 4 receptions for 87 yards and 2 touchdowns, including the winning score with 37 seconds left, in a 38-31 win against Boston University.
As a senior, he posted 56 receptions and 828 receiving yards, while breaking the school record for most touchdowns in a single-season with 14. He collected 8 receptions and 3 receiving touchdowns against McNeese State University. He also had 3 receiving touchdowns against Boston University. He tallied 5 catches for 121 yards and one touchdown against New Hampshire University. He made 7 receptions for 127 yards and 2 touchdowns over Villanova University. He finished his college career with 118 receptions, 2,014 yards and 25 touchdowns.
In baseball, he played right field for three seasons, starting 119 out of 145 games. As a freshman, he hit for a.307 average, 7 doubles, 4 triples, 4 home runs and 21 RBIs.
As a sophomore, he hit for a.266 average, 10 doubles, one triple, 5 home runs and 27 RBIs, while being a part of the team that won the CAA regular season title and advanced to the NCAA South regional.
As a junior, he started 51-of-55 contests, hitting for a.298 average, 13 doubles, 3 triples, 5 home runs and 34 RBIs. He was selected twice by Major League Baseball, in the second round of the 1993 MLB Amateur Draft by the San Francisco Giants and in the 55th round of the 1996 Amateur Draft by the Kansas City Royals.
Professional career
Dallas Cowboys
Brooks was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft. He was impressing during training camp until breaking his right forearm three places during the fourth quarter of a 34-31 win over the St. Louis Rams. He was placed on the injured reserve list on August 27.In 1998, he was a candidate for the second receiver role opposite Michael Irvin but had problems with consistency and was waived on August 31 to make room for wide receiver Patrick Jeffers.