- Last name is pronounced "brew-ski".
- Suffered a mild stroke. (February 2005)
- Tied the NCAA Division I-A career sack record with 52.0 quarterback sacks, equaling the mark set by former Alabama All-American, the late Derrick Thomas.
- Earned his first Pro Bowl nod in 2004 after a season in which he co-captained a Patriots defense that allowed 16.25 points per game, the second fewest in the NFL and the third fewest in franchise history.
- Over the last three seasons, no NFL player has returned more interceptions for touchdowns than Bruschi. His four picks returned for scores between 2002-2004 equals the league-high total also achieved by Derrick Brooks and Phillip Buchanon.
- Was drafted by the Patriots in the third round (86th overall) of the 1996 NFL draft.
- The Sacramento Bee ranked him number one on its list of the 100 best Sacramento area high school football players of all time.
- Attended the University of Arizona.
- Attended Roseville High School and currently has the record at the school for longest shot-put.
- Hospitalized for two nights to treat symptoms of a mild stroke, two weeks after the New England Patriots' Superbowl win. He was released from the hospital in good condition. (February 2005)
- Inducted into the Sacramento [California] Sports Hall of Fame in 2014.
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