Hollis Thomas

Hollis Thomas

Thomas in 2013
No. 78, 99, 93, 75
Position:	Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born:	(1974-01-10) January 10, 1974 (age 51) Abilene, Texas, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:	340 lb (154 kg)
Career information
High school:	Sumner (St. Louis, Missouri)
College:	Northern Illinois
NFL draft:	1996: undrafted
Career history
As a player:
Philadelphia Eagles (1996–2005) New Orleans Saints (2006–2008) St. Louis Rams (2009) Carolina Panthers (2009) Omaha Nighthawks (2010)*
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
Philadelphia Soul (2013) Defensive line coach
Career highlights and awards Football News All-Rookie Team (1996) First-team All-Big West (1995) Career NFL statistics Total tackles: 518 Sacks: 20.0 Forced fumbles: 7 Fumble recoveries: 8 Stats at Pro Football Reference Hollis Thomas Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Northern Illinois Huskies and was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 1996. Thomas also played for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers. Professional career Philadelphia Eagles In 1996, Thomas signed a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. He was a major part of the Eagles defense during his 10-year career in Philadelphia. New Orleans Saints Right after Thomas was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, the Saints claimed him from the waivers. When healthy, Thomas was considered an important part of the Saints' defense, especially against running plays, and he was seen as playing a key role in the Saints' successful 2006 season, when they reached the NFC championship game for the first time in their history. [1] On December 5, 2006, Thomas was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the league's steroids policy. In Thomas' appeal, New Orleans team doctor John Amos said that Thomas' asthma medicine contained two steroids, creating a false positive but Thomas lost the appeal. Thomas tore his right triceps on August 14, 2008, in a pass-rushing drill against a Houston Texans offensive lineman. He was later released on September 11 with an injury settlement. The Saints re-signed him on November 3. On April 29, 2009, it was reported that the Saints had released Thomas. [1] St. Louis Rams On July 29, 2009, the St. Louis Rams signed Thomas. He was given a 1-year deal for an undisclosed amount. Carolina Panthers Thomas was signed by the Carolina Panthers on October 1, 2009, after the team waived defensive tackle Ra'Shon Harris. In a game against the Buffalo Bills on October 25, 2009, Thomas tackled Bills running back Fred Jackson in the end-zone for a safety. NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 PHI 16 5 42 32 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1997 PHI 16 16 61 39 22 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 1998 PHI 12 12 42 34 8 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1999 PHI 16 16 49 38 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 2000 PHI 16 16 60 46 14 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 2001 PHI 14 14 52 43 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2003 PHI 7 2 22 16 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2004 PHI 13 2 21 17 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2005 PHI 16 12 35 27 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 12 12 43 35 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2007 NOR 16 14 50 38 12 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2008 NOR 8 2 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2009 STL 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 CAR 13 13 33 24 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 178 136 518 396 122 20.0 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 0 Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1996 PHI 1 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 PHI 2 2 7 7 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 2004 PHI 3 0 5 3 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2006 NOR 2 2 6 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 4 23 17 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 References Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints release defensive tackle Hollis Thomas" Archived 2009-05-02 at the Wayback Machine , New Orleans Times-Picayune , April 29, 2009. External links Carolina Panthers bio Archived October 5, 2009, at the Wayback Machine This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.