Former LSU safety Greg Brooks Jr made his first public comments since he underwent emergency brain surgery to remove a large cancerous tumor.

Brooks' attorney responds to Kelly's comments made on Wednesday following an interview on Good Morning America.

Greg Brooks Jr., a former safety for the Louisiana ... Because if I would have known that, I wouldn't be the way I am right now." Brooks Jr., now 23, was a newly selected team caption for LSU ...

Former LSU football player Greg Brooks Jr. is publicly speaking out in the media after filing a lawsuit last year against the Tigers' football program. The former LSU safety is filing a lawsuit ...

Former LSU football player Greg Brooks Jr.'s attorneys fired back at Brian Kelly's "factually incorrect" comments.

Brooks Jr. said LSU coaches pressured him to play through his symptoms and threatened him he could lose his starting spot if he sat out.

LSU football coach Brian Kelly addressed a recent interview former player Greg Brooks Jr. and his family has on Good Morning America.

A year and a half ago, Greg Brooks Jr. was a potential NFL prospect ... Brooks said he suffered from several strokes, and he is now relearning to eat, walk and write because of the operation.

We love Greg… That comment struck a nerve with me.” Brooks Jr. is now using a wheelchair as he recovers from his brain surgery, and is going through rehab to improve his speech and motor skills.

Greg Jr. looks forward to having his day in ... He participated in two football games before an MRI scan discovered the brain tumor. Brooks now suffers from a condition known as posterior fossa ...

He is now in daily occupational therapy to relearn ... 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 ...

"Now, people cannot understand me," Brooks Jr ... "The one call I received was, 'I need you to get here,' " his father, Greg Brooks Sr., told "Good Morning America." " 'Your son is having ...