Aaron Brooks (American football)

Aaron Lafette Brooks (born March 24, 1976) is a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Virginia and was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round of the 1999 NFL Draft.

Brooks spent most of his career with the New Orleans Saints, and his final season with the Oakland Raiders. Brooks retired in 2007 as the Saints’ franchise leader in both season and career touchdown passes, though both records have since been broken by Drew Brees.

Brooks lived in a public housing project in the East End area of Newport News. Mentored by Coach Tommy Reamon, Brooks played high school football and graduated from Homer L. Ferguson High School in Newport News. He was awarded a scholarship to attend the University of Virginia (UVA), from which he graduated in 1999.