Feb 3, 2025 · The former LSU football captain was diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2023. Greg Brooks Jr., a former safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is speaking out to share advice ...

Feb 3, 2025 · Greg Brooks Jr., a former safety for the Louisiana State University Tigers football team, is speaking out to share advice for young athletes after undergoing a lifechanging brain surgery and brain tumor diagnosis. "I just want young athletes in the same spot I was, if something is hurting, tell them," Brooks Jr. said in an interview with "Good Morning America" co-anchor Michael Strahan that ...

6 days ago · In an August 2024 lawsuit filed in Louisiana, Greg Brooks Jr. accused both LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center in Baton Rouge, where he had the surgery, of medical negligence. He claims that multiple errors made by the medical team during the procedure left him permanently disabled.

Feb 3, 2025 · Brooks Jr.'s father, Greg Brooks Sr., claims he was not notified by LSU of his son's condition until he was told he would undergo brain surgery. "The one call that I received was, 'I need you to ...

4 days ago · LSU coach Brian Kelly is rebutting claims made on national television that he showed minimal interest in Greg Brooks Jr.’s well-being after the defensive back’s football career was cut short by emergency surgery to remove a brain tumor.

Oct 11, 2024 · Former LSU Tigers safety Greg Brooks is suing the university and its affiliated medical center for negligence following an operation for a brain tumor that was discovered last fall, according...

Oct 11, 2024 · Greg Brooks Jr., the former LSU football player and team captain whose career ended after the discovery of a brain tumor last fall, is suing the school and its affiliated medical center for...

Oct 4, 2023 · BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — LSU safety Greg Brooks has been diagnosed with medulloblastoma, a rare form of brain cancer, his family and the hospital caring for him announced Wednesday. Brooks had emergency surgery three weeks ago to remove a tumor between his cerebellum and brainstem.

Oct 4, 2023 · The Brooks family, LSU Athletics, and Our Lady of the Lake Health announced today that Greg Brooks Jr., a senior safety on the Tigers’ football team, has been diagnosed with a rare form of brain...

Sep 21, 2023 · Louisiana State University (LSU) Tigers football player, Greg Brooks Jr., underwent surgery on Friday to remove a “large brain tumor,” according to a statement released Wednesday by his...