Josh Thomas (defensive end)

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Josh Thomas
No. 91
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1981-06-26) June 26, 1981 (age 43)
Plymouth, Massachusetts, U.S.
Height:6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight:271 lb (123 kg)
Career information
College: Syracuse
Undrafted: 2004
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:123
Sacks:6.0
Forced fumbles:1
Fumble recoveries:1
Pass deflections:4
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua Lloyd Thomas (born June 26, 1981) is a former American football defensive end. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2004 and later won Super Bowl XLI with them, defeating the Chicago Bears. He played college football at Syracuse.

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Early life

Thomas attended Orchard Park High School in Orchard Park, New York, and played tight end and defensive end. As a senior in 1999, he set a New York State sack record with 23.5 sacks in an 11-game season.

College career

Thomas was a three-year starter at Syracuse University who opened 34 of 36 career games and had 124 career tackles, nine sacks, 23 tackles for losses and two interceptions. In his collegiate debut, he recorded a sack and an interception in a 63–7 win over Buffalo. [1] Thomas started 13 games as a sophomore and posted 46 tackles, seven for losses, and 15 pressures. He started 11 games as a senior, 10 games as a junior when he led DL with six passes defensed and was third on line with 33 tackles and second on the team with eight QB pressures.

Professional career

After going unselected in the 2004 NFL draft, Thomas signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts on April 26, 2004. [2] As a rookie, he played in the first 11 games before sustaining a season-ending knee injury at Detroit on November 2, 2004. Thomas had 18 tackles, 11 solo, one sack, four pressures and one forced fumble. In 2005, he started two of 12 games at DE and had 29 tackles, 19 solo, eight pressures and three sacks. In 2006, he saw action in 14 games and made 35 tackles, 29 solo, one sack and one fumble recovery. In 2007, he started seven of 15 games, five at LDE and two at RDE, filling in for injured Dwight Freeney and made career-high 55 tackles, 33 solo, 1.0 sack, 14 pressures, one forced fumble and three passes batted. In 2008, he started three of 16 games and had 35 tackles, 26 solo, five pressures and one batted pass.

Thomas was released after the 2008 season. The Colts re-signed him on August 18, 2009. He was re-signed during the season but released again on November 11.

In 2022 Thomas was named by the Indianapolis Star as the best Colt to wear number 91. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Graham, Tim (September 3, 2000). "Thomas has big debut". The Buffalo News . p. 44. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ Chappell, Mike (April 26, 2004). "Colts add free agents". The Indianapolis Star . p. 26. Retrieved November 26, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ Newell, Nat (December 25, 2022). "The best Colt to wear each number". Indianapolis Star .
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