Keith Howard Brooking (born October 30 1975, Senoia, Georgia) is a linebacker who currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons. He graduated from East Coweta High School in Sharpsburg, Georgia in 1994. He played both offense and defense as #35, was a member of the Key Club and was also voted Mr. ECHS. He was recruited to play college football by the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets. After being the 12th overall selection by the Falcons in the 1998 NFL Draft, Brooking quickly became the foundation of their defense. As of 2007, he is the only remaining member of the 1998 Falcons team that made it to Super Bowl XXXIII. He is one of only a few NFL players to play his entire football career (Pee Wee to Pro) in his home state.
In 2003, Brooking founded The Keith Brooking Children's Foundation. He was inspired by his mother, who was a foster parent while he was growing up, to create the foundation to serve the needs of foster children in metro Atlanta.
There are four programs within the foundation, including the Locker 56 Shoe Program; Be a Leader, Become a Reader; the Keith Brooking Scholarship Program; and the Keith Brooking Children’s Foundation Grant Program.
