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per Megan:
Brooks still runs with that childlike joy, especially since he’s been healthy and playing again for most of this season. But he’s also used that skill to stay ahead of his setbacks, keep moving toward his ultimate goals without letting his tough past catch him.
He wants to play in the NFL. Then he wants to open a training facility for promising young football players, one in Minnesota and one somewhere in the South. He wants to keep writing songs and rapping, a side hobby now that could become a more serious endeavor.
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Brooks doesn’t trust easily, and losing his mother — plus all his other 2018 hardships — could have been a moment when he decided to never trust anyone or anything again.
He did the opposite.
“He is a very resilient person,” fellow running back Rodney Smith said. “I don’t know too many people that could have gone through what he went through.”
The ball is back in Brooks’ hands. He’s facing the right direction. His path — for the first time in a while — is open.
All that’s left to do is run.
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!
Brooks still runs with that childlike joy, especially since he’s been healthy and playing again for most of this season. But he’s also used that skill to stay ahead of his setbacks, keep moving toward his ultimate goals without letting his tough past catch him.
He wants to play in the NFL. Then he wants to open a training facility for promising young football players, one in Minnesota and one somewhere in the South. He wants to keep writing songs and rapping, a side hobby now that could become a more serious endeavor.
Gophers coach P.J. Fleck said Brooks doesn’t trust easily, and losing his mother — plus all his other 2018 hardships — could have been a moment when he decided to never trust anyone or anything again.
He did the opposite.
“He is a very resilient person,” fellow running back Rodney Smith said. “I don’t know too many people that could have gone through what he went through.”
The ball is back in Brooks’ hands. He’s facing the right direction. His path — for the first time in a while — is open.
All that’s left to do is run.
Gophers RB Shannon Brooks runs through hits — on and off the field
Gophers RB Shannon Brooks has been running through hits on and off the field, and persevering
www.startribune.com
Go Gophers!!