Chad Thomas

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Chad Thomas
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Thomas with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
No. 92
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-10-12) October 12, 1995 (age 28)
Miami, Florida, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:278 lb (126 kg)
Career information
High school: Booker T. Washington
(Miami, Florida)
College: Miami (FL)
NFL draft: 2018  / Round: 3 / Pick: 67
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:26
Sacks:4.0
Pass deflections:1

Chad Thomas (born October 12, 1995), also known as Major Nine, [1] is a former American football defensive end and rapper. He played college football at Miami (FL) and was drafted by the Browns in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.

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Early years

Thomas led Booker T. Washington High School to the Class 4A state title as junior in 2012 and class 4A state champs as senior in 2013. He recorded 57 tackles and six sacks in 2012. He was named 2013 second-team All-USA by USA Today and tallied 71 tackles and eight sacks as senior. After high school, Thomas chose Miami over Alabama, Florida State, Arkansas and Duke. [2]

College career

Thomas started every game as a senior, recording 41 tackles, 12.5 for a loss (leading the team) and 5.5 sacks. [2]

Professional career

On December 27, 2017, it was announced that Thomas had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game. [3] He had a productive week of practice and separated himself as the top defensive end prospect playing in the East-West Shrine Game. [4] On January 20, 2017, Thomas made one tackle as part of the East who lost 14–10 to the West in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game. [5] His overall performance during the week garnered him an invitation to the 2018 Senior Bowl. [6] Thomas also impressed scouts and team representatives during practices for the Senior Bowl, but was unable to play in the game due to an unspecified injury. [7] Thomas attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the bench press, short shuttle, and three-cone drill.

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Chad Thomas' NFL Combine Workout
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg NFL Draft Profile: Chad Thomas

On March 28, 2018, Thomas participated at Miami's pro day and performed the 40-yard dash (4.78s), 20-yard dash (2.81s), 10-yard dash (1.74s), vertical jump (32.5"), broad jump (9'10"), short shuttle (4.83s), and three-cone drill (7.36s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Thomas' draft projections varied from as early as the third or fourth rounds to as late as the sixth or seventh rounds by NFL draft experts and scouts. [8] He was ranked as the 14th best defensive end in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 19th best defensive end by DraftScout.com. [9] [10]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump
6 ft 5 in
(1.96 m)		281 lb
(127 kg)		33+1⁄2 in
(0.85 m)		10+1⁄4 in
(0.26 m)		4.92 s1.70 s2.85 s4.83 s7.36 s29 in
(0.74 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)
All values from NFL Combine [11] [9]

The Cleveland Browns selected Thomas in the third round (67th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft. [12] He was the sixth defensive end drafted in 2018. [13] On May 21, 2018, the Browns signed Thomas to a four-year, $4.08 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.04 million. [14] [15] He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020. [16]

External videos
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg Browns draft Chad Thomas 67th overall
Nuvola apps kaboodle.svg First Draft: Chad Thomas

Music career

Thomas is also a music producer and rapper, known as Major Nine. [1] Thomas has worked with Rick Ross, Raphael Saadiq, and has produced his own music. [17] In 2020, he appeared on Chris Brown and Young Thug's mixtape Slime & B , on the track "Trap Back". [18]

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  2. 1 2 "University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site". hurricanesports.com.
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  8. ↑ "Where is Miami Hurricanes DE Chad Thomas projected in NFL Draft?". caneswarning.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Chad Thomas, DS #19 DE, Miami (FL)". draftscout.com. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
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  15. ↑ "Spotrac.com: Chad Thomas contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved August 25, 2018.
  16. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (September 5, 2020). "Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  17. ↑ "Major Nine – Testimony". Genius.com.
  18. ↑ "Slime & B by Chris Brown". Tidal . Retrieved May 8, 2020.
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