JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================:K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?z_<$6!u^\FXUWc+}kVlH` c5,/hKoy"B[Z6//{kY `oSZ٩gK1oעg趮./c!-4sqX0Ԫa__^VpޞՌj-\^!=.cgvtr'֢0o5xX\*ͦt^FWMXQKSKUpAk읚$,OOW?AӬ[w=WUDsmh$4SjZn"ۙa#\s $\+;]W4-5;}F{VgxʀtN:fm̝yJeҠ_"n&/r")0+بcyL7vȧ7=(_Y:ٳEEh!0II ;i|'JEEYr>Division III Dead End<br><br>The first obstacle Brooks faced as an athlete was at Westminster, a small prep high school in Simsbury, Connecticut. The major college recruiters found it easy to ignore Brooks accomplishments as a linebacker and then lineman at such a tiny school where his senior graduating class numbered only 49 boys. Under the circumstances, Brooks chose to attend Williams College, a Division III school in Williamstown, Massachusetts, with an enrollment of just over 2,000 students.  I wasn t recruited by any Division I schools, and Williams was the best school I could get into, says Brooks.  I had always dreamed of going to the NFL, but I didn t know how realistic it was, so I just focused on getting the best education I could. I also wanted to participate in track and field, and a Division III football program wouldn t be as demanding on my time. <br>Brooks, a psychology major, made time both to play football on the defensive line, establishing several school records, and to earn Divi