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LSU’s Brian Kelly Responds to Claims Made by Greg Brooks Jr.’s Father

Head football coach Brian Kelly responds to Greg Brook Sr., who said the Tigers coaching staff abandoned his son after career-ending surgery.
LSU’s Brian Kelly Responds to Claims Made by Greg Brooks Jr.’s Father
Head coach Brian Kelly of the LSU Tigers looks on against the Baylor Bears during the second half in the Kinder's Texas Bowl at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, on Dec. 31, 2024. Alex Slitz/Getty Images
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During his second year at LSU, head football coach Brian Kelly proclaimed his support for former team captain and defensive back Greg Brooks Jr., who had surgery because of a tumor from a rare kind of brain cancer in 2023.

On Monday, Brooks’ father, Greg Brooks Sr., said that Kelly and LSU quit showing support to his son after the surgery, in remarks on Good Morning America.
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