Father of ex-LSU star left disabled after brain tumor surgery says he hasn't heard from Brian Kelly, school

A twelvemonth and a fractional ago, Greg Brooks Jr. was a imaginable NFL prospect, captaining LSU's shot team. Today, helium is wheelchair bound and hardly capable to speak.

In September 2023, Brooks said helium was feeling dizzy and vomited astatine practice. He said the squad diagnosed him with vertigo, but the symptoms ne'er subsided.

It was not until implicit a period aboriginal that Brooks was diagnosed with a encephalon tumor and underwent exigency surgery.

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LSU Tigers information Greg Brooks Jr., #3, during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl betwixt the LSU Tigers and the Purdue Boilermakers connected Jan. 2, 2023 astatine Camping World Stadium successful Orlando, Florida. (David Rosenblum/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

However, during the surgery, Brooks said helium suffered from respective strokes, and helium is present relearning to eat, locomotion and constitute due to the fact that of the operation.

"He's astatine LSU, 1 of the champion colleges successful the United States. Would I person ever thought that his champion interests wouldn't beryllium astatine heart? No," Brooks' father, Greg Sr., said successful a caller interrogation with "Good Morning America."

"Honestly, I thought it was fake. Like, I was successful disbelief. Like a nightmare that I couldn't aftermath up from," "Little Greg" said.

However, Greg Sr. added that helium has not heard from anyone astatine the school, "specifically [head coach] Brian Kelly," since October 2023, astir the clip erstwhile Little Greg was diagnosed.

"My lad astir mislaid his life, Coach. Where were you? Forget astir football. Pick up the telephone and accidental you emotion the kid, man," Greg Sr. said.

LSU Tigers information Greg Brooks Jr., #3, celebrates with teammates Jay Ward, #5, and West Weeks, #33, aft intercepting a walk against the Purdue Boilermakers during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl connected Jan. 2, 2023 astatine Camping World Stadium successful Orlando, Florida. (Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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The Brooks household filed a suit against LSU past August for negligence, saying the schoolhouse did not grip the concern properly, nor were doctors who operated connected Brooks Jr. qualified to bash so.

The suit besides alleged LSU unit told Brooks to play shot contempt feeling sick, and they threatened to instrumentality his starting spot distant if helium did not. 

"Greg volition apt request attraction for the remainder of his beingness for the injuries helium sustained arsenic a effect of his providers’ malpractice," the suit says. "Obviously, Greg volition besides ne'er beryllium capable to play shot again, and helium volition apt ne'er beryllium capable to enactment and/or attraction for himself without the assistance of others."

LSU acceptable up a donation money astatine the time, but the suit says the funds were ne'er transferred.

Brooks' suit names Our Lady of the Lake Hospital, wherever helium had his surgery, arsenic a defendant. 

"Due to diligent privateness laws and pending litigation, we can’t remark connected circumstantial individuals oregon situations," the infirmary said successful a connection astatine the time. "The neurosurgical squad astatine Our Lady of the Lake is among the astir experienced successful Louisiana and they springiness our patients the champion accidental for a affirmative result successful immoderate circumstance."

"While LSU cannot remark connected ongoing litigation, Greg Brooks remains successful our thoughts and prayers arsenic helium continues to enactment done the rehabilitation process," the assemblage said past October.

Fox News Digital reached retired to LSU for remark but has not heard back.

LSU Tigers information Greg Brooks Jr., #3, intercepts the shot against the Purdue Boilermakers during the Cheez-It Citrus Bowl connected Jan. 2, 2023 astatine Camping World Stadium successful Orlando, Florida. (Russell Lansford/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

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He played successful LSU's archetypal 2 games of the 2023 play aft suiting up successful each of LSU's 14 games successful 2022. The Tigers mislaid the SEC rubric to Georgia successful 2022 but won the Citrus Bowl implicit Purdue. Brooks had a career-high 66 tackles successful 2022.

Brooks transferred to LSU aft the 2021 play aft spending 3 seasons astatine the University of Arkansas. If each went arsenic primitively hoped, he'd apt person conscionable wrapped up his NFL rookie season.

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