JFIFC    $ &%# #"(-90(*6+"#2D26;=@@@&0FKE>J9?@=C  =)#)==================================================0K" }!1AQa"q2#BR$3br %&'()*456789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz w!1AQaq"2B #3Rbr $4%&'()*56789:CDEFGHIJSTUVWXYZcdefghijstuvwxyz ?Ӡ 굮Y*.{~?kxD1ұOCK)a]D0QIHNyOYڮo(%PZg\6sQnX&Og<Ε$`SSdH C 7ְn .D֣+\U,7ʵSp𨴈@ɐ}*x'|UKԚ $'keXNj|DSljѨ;w~5pJD6Kڲ[`P]ٵe WD]$aX>I'I8"-> Dj*MSsU:v~k+POG##kߨjg_i7ڄPg4+ɷB1i<+TNpQwγ|j:-3 \#twj0ۉUیtZR+33n'y˟L)-oߧ֧]Otimore Ravens. Thanks to his Wolverine-like persistence and mutant-like genetics, Brooks is the poster boy for defying the odds. His story is an inspiration for young athletes who believe that you must go to one of the college football powerhouses to make it into the NFL and that you only get one chance to make your mark.<br><br>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