Joe Thomas (linebacker)
.JPG) Thomas in 2015 | |||||||||||
| No. 48 – Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Inside Linebacker | ||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||
| Born: | May 6, 1991 Aiken, South Carolina | ||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||
| High school: | Blackville (SC) Hilda | ||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 9, 2017 | |||||||||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com | |||||||||||
Joe Lewis Thomas Jr. (born May 6, 1991) is an American football inside linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina State. Thomas was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
Professional career
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |||
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| 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
227 lb (103 kg) |
4.70 s | 1.58 s | 2.77 s | 4.64 s | 7.45 s | 38 in (0.97 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
22 reps | |||
| All values are from Pro Day[1] | ||||||||||||
Green Bay Packers
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Thomas signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014.[2] On August 26, 2014, he was placed on injured reserve.[3] Thomas was released by the Packers after reaching an injury settlement on August 30, 2014. On November 3, 2014, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad,[4] where he spent the rest of his rookie season. Thomas was re-signed by the Packers after the season ended on January 20, 2015.[5]
Green Bay Packers
On August 30th, 2015, he was released by the Bears during final team cuts.[6]
Dallas Cowboys
Thomas was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on September 8, 2015.[7]
Second stint with Packers
On September 21, 2015, Thomas was signed to the Packers' active roster off the Cowboys' practice squad.[8]
He recorded his first NFL interception against Blake Bortles and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 of the 2016 season.[9]
On December 18, 2016, Thomas laid a hit on Chicago's Ka’Deem Carey with so much force, that the "C" decal on Carey's helmet flew off.[10] The Packers won the game 30–27.
He re-signed with the Packers on March 7, 2017.[11]
NFL career statistics
Regular season
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2015 | Chicago | 14 | 0 | 26 | 23 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 16 | 7 | 70 | 55 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 20 | 7 | 96 | 78 | 18 | 1.0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Source: NFL.com | ||||||||||||||||
Postseason
| Year | Team | G | GS | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Solo | Ast | Sck | SFTY | PDef | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TDs | FF | FR | ||||
| 2015 | Chicago | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | GB | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Source: pro-football-reference.com | ||||||||||||||||
Personal life
Thomas' father, Joe Thomas, Sr., attends his alma mater, South Carolina State University, and became the oldest player to play in a NCAA Division I game on November 19, 2016, when he had a carry for three yards.[12] Unfortunately the father and son were never teammates at South Carolina State since Joe Thomas Sr. was unable to play during Thomas Jr.'s tenure from 2010-2013 after suffering injuries in a car accident.[13]
References
- ^ "Joe Thomas - South Carolina State, OLB : 2014 NFL Draft Scout Player Profile". NFLDraftScout.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Packers announce roster moves". Packers.com. May 12, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Packers place six players on IR, reduce roster to 75". Packers.com. August 26, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Packers activate JC Tretter, release Derek Sherrod". Packers.com. November 3, 2014. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Packers sign nine free agents". Packers.com. January 20, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Packers reduce roster to 53". Packers.com. September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ Phillips, Rob (September 8, 2015). "Cowboys sign 5 more to practice squad, including Gus Johnson, WR Mayle". DallasCowboys.com. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "DT Josh Boyd placed on injured reserve". Packers.com. September 21, 2015. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
- ^ "Jaguars Blake Bortles picked off by Packers Joe Thomas - NFL Videos". NFL.com. September 11, 2016. Retrieved September 11, 2016.
- ^ https://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2016/12/18/13999582/packers-joe-thomas-hit-kadeem-carey-helmet-decal-bars
- ^ "Report: Packers to re-sign LB Joe Thomas". gnb.247sports.com. March 7, 2017.
- ^ http://m.bleacherreport.com/articles/2677047-55-year-old-joe-thomas-sr-takes-handoff-to-become-oldest-division-i-player-ever
- ^ Chase Goodbread (November 19, 2016). "Joe Thomas, at 55, becomes oldest D-I player ever". NFL.com. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
External links
- Green Bay Packers bio
- Career statistics and player information from NFL.com · ESPN · CBS Sports · Yahoo! Sports · Pro Football Reference