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With Gandy up for a new contract and the Rams not inclined to resign their starting right tackle, the 1999 right tackle job was to be Brooks .<br>But in June of 1999, as Brooks as preparing for his third season with the Rams, tragedy struck. His wife, Jackie, was diagnosed with non-Hodgkins Lymphoma. He decided to put his athletic career on hold for several months to help her through the trauma of chemotherapy. Brooks was subseuently released by te Rams, and he turned down offers from both the Saints, owboys and the Jaguars.<br> As his wife s health began to improve, Brooks signed with the Cardinals (over the Jaguars andthe Broncos) in the 2000 season and reunited with his offensive ine coach from the Rams, George Warhop. Again Brooks made the final roter; and when the starter at left tackle L.J. Shelton became injured, Brookssaw more playing time.  Shelton went down the first play of the first game, so I got to play that whole game, and then the following two games I started. However, at the end of the season the Cardinals decided not to exend players who had missed significant amounts of practice time, as Brooks had in aring for his wife. Brooks was immediately picked up by the Broncos.<br>In Februry 2001 tragedy struck again, and this time Jackie lost her battle with cancer. There would be no football for Brooks this year.  When Jackie passed away I just really was t 100 percent focused on football, says In college itwas as high as 272, to handle his irreparable loss, Brooks knew he had a lot of work to do if he was to play again. He needed to get back in shape, and he needed to do it quickly.<br>The Poliquin Factor<br><br>Through his brother Fletcher, who is now a track and strength coach at Williams College, Brooks learned about Charles Poliquin, co-owner of the Poliquin Performance Center in Tempe, Arizona. Poliquin s pro clients inclde over 60 NHL and over a dozen NFL players.  I wanted to work with Charles toget my strength levels up to a level where I could really compete on the field, says Brooks. The results were beyond anyone s expectations.<br>Brooks sta