Greg Brooks Jr. attorneys release scathing rebuke of Brian Kelly's recent comments

The situation between Greg Brooks Jr., Brian Kelly, and the LSU Tigers has led to public comments by both sides in recent days. That included comments that Kelly made regarding his relationship with Brooks since his initial diagnosis.

Now, the attorneys for Greg Brooks Jr. have released a statement on those recent comments.

“It was difficult for Greg Brooks Jr. to listen to LSU coach Brian Kelly say he was by his side through his ordeal and then accuse his father of making a false statement when the reality is that Coach Kelly has not contacted Greg Jr. in over 16 months,” the attorneys wrote. “Neither Coach Kelly nor LSU has denied what Greg’s father said during the GMA interview: that Greg has not heard from Coach Kelly since October 2023, long before the lawsuit was filed. LSU and Coach Kelly cannot deny this because it is true. Ironically, it was Coach Kelly who made factually inaccurate statements in March of 2024 when he told the media that Greg was walking, which obviously was not true. Coach Kelly would have known that had he simply picked up the phone and called.”

In September 2023, Brooks was forced to undergo emergency surgery to remove a tumor stemming from a rare form of brain cancer known as medulloblastoma. He was then forced to step away from the team and battle his newfound health condition.

A little over a year later, Brooks would sue LSU and its medical center. That was related to their alleged handling of him within the program and with these procedures, which reportedly led to multiple strokes, as they left him ‘permanently disabled.’ He now undergoes daily therapy to relearn how to write, speak, and eat, according to the lawsuit.

“Greg. Jr. looks forward to having his day in court, where the truth will come to light, and in the meantime, he will be focusing on his health and recovery,” the statement concluded.

Brian Kelly was responding to comments that Greg Brooks Sr. made, in which he claimed that Kelly had not had contact with the family since his health condition. However, Kelly refuted that.

“There’s many things I can’t say because it is pending litigation, obviously. But here’s what I can tell you. It is factually incorrect to state that I was not there by Greg’s side through this ordeal. I was there on multiple occasions. We had somebody from my staff that was there virtually every single day. We love Greg. We love him for the person that he is, for the competitor that he is and the battler that he is and can only wish him continued progress as he goes through an incredibly difficult time. It was important for me to set the record clear as to my care, my love for Greg Jr. during this very difficult time,” Kelly said.

“Again, I want to be clear that any player that is part of this program, I am going to be involved in making sure that they receive the best care, the best support, and I’m part of that. So, that was extremely important for me to talk about. You can question me as a football coach. You can question me in terms of the things that we do on the field. But off the field, as a parent, as a husband, as somebody that is actively involved in every community that I’ve been involved with, this is where the line is drawn with me. That comment struck a nerve with me. It hit my heart. Because that’s not why I’m in this business. I’ve been in it for our players, will always be in it for our players. It rattled me that somebody could possibly be so factually incorrect in stating that I was not part of Greg Brooks Jr.’s care and support. The support was the entire university, the entire community. I needed to make sure that record was clear.”

Brooks Jr. appeared in 50 games as a college football player, with 45 starts, over three seasons at Arkansas and two at LSU.

On3’s Sam Gillenwater and Thomas Goldkamp contributed to this report.