By Matt Moscona
The attorney for Greg Brooks, Jr., has released a statement in response to comments LSU coach Brian Kelly made Wednesday.
The full statement from attorney Jeffrey S. Rosenblum can be read below:
It was difficult for Greg Brooks Jr. to listen to LSU Coach Brian Kelly say he was by his side through this 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. 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. 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.
It is the latest twist in a verbal battle that began when Greg Brooks, Sr., accused Brian Kelly of having no contact with his son since October 2023. The comments were made in a Good Morning America interview in which the Brooks family appeared on camera for the first time since the younger Brooks underwent surgery for a brain tumor nearly two years ago.
Kelly vehemently denied that accusation during a press conference this week.
“There’s many things I can’t say because it is pending litigation, obviously,” Kelly started. “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. But 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 continued, “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 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 is suing LSU and Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center for negligence.
