Rookie Brooks stars as man in the middle
Cincinnati Bengals11/03/2006 9:17 AM The Dayton Daily News reports if LB Ahmad Brooks keeps improving, he's going to lock up the Cincinnati Bengals' starting middle linebacker job. The rookie third-round pick in the NFL supplemental draft will likely start his fourth straight game Sunday. Already ranked sixth on the squad in tackles with 34 (23 solos), Brooks learned a valuable lesson while sitting out the first two games and being used sparingly the next two. He hates being on the sidelines. "When I wasn't playing," he said, "it kind of frustrated me and made me more eager to go out there and perform, to help my teammates out. It helped me realize what I had." Read more