draftyear finalyear debutyear statvalue birth_place article_title position finalteam statlabel draftround college birth_date nfl number draftpick debutteam name
1986 1996 1986 583 8,001 46 boston , massachusetts bill brooks -lrb- american football -rrb-
 wide receiver washington redskins receptions receiving yards touchdowns 4 boston university 6 april 1964 bro178296 80 86 indianapolis colts bill brooks
bill brooks -lrb- american football -rrb-

william t. brooks , jr. -lrb- born april 6 , 1964 in boston , massachusetts -rrb- is a former american football wide receiver who was drafted by the indianapolis colts in the fourth round of the 1986 nfl draft .
a 6 ' 1 '' , .
wide receiver from boston university , brooks played in 11 nfl seasons from 1986 -- 1996 for the colts , the buffalo bills , and the washington redskins .
brooks was the colts ' leading receiver for five of his seven seasons with them , and recorded a career best 1,131 yards in 1986 .
with the bills , he assisted them to a championship appearance in super bowl xxviii in the 1993 season .
taking over for retired starter james lofton , he caught 60 passes for 712 yards and five touchdowns during the season .
he also caught six passes for 92 yards and two touchdowns in the bills 29 -- 23 win over the los angeles raiders in the .
in his final season with the bills , he caught a career high 11 touchdown passes .
brooks finished his career with 583 receptions for 8,001 yards and 46 touchdowns .
he also gained 106 yards on 18 carries .
brooks has been honored by being the first indianapolis colts player to be inducted into the indianapolis colts ring of honor on august 22 , 1998 .
he is currently executive director of administration for the colts front office .
