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Former LSU player Greg Brooks Jr. files lawsuit against school, medical center for negligence that led to emergency brain surgery

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Senior College Football Reporter

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Greg Brooks Jr. was a senior and captain for the LSU Tigers in 2023. He played in two games before an MRI scan discovered a brain tumor. (Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)

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 negligence. Brooks is accusing coaches of inaction and athletic trainers of misdiagnosis as well as levying claims against the surgeon who operated on him.