Carney said Brooks was a supremely talented athlete and a "cool character" who never seemed rattled, but was easily misunderstood. On drive-stalling interceptions or incompletions, television close-ups of Brooks often seemed to show him smiling, which bothered fans and emboldened Brooks' vocal critics.
"I was smiling," Brooks said. "That was always my mindset,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale, to keep it on a positive level, to really be upbeat, uplifting and to enjoy the game.