James Brooks??? The running back? He retired like 15 years ago. He's probably about 50 years old now.

With a Cajun screen name like yours, you must mean Aaron (Lafette) Brooks. After Oakland cut him in February last year, he tried a workout with the Pittsburgh Steelers in preseason, but was not picked up. He just did a workout for the Packers in November, but they didn't sign him. Quarterbacking for Oakland for 8 games was as good as a kiss of death.