Josh Thomas (safety)

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Josh Thomas
Personal information
Born: (1996-11-19) November 19, 1996 (age 27)
Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight:205 lb (93 kg)
Career information
High school: The Montgomery Academy (Montgomery, Alabama)
College: Appalachian State
Position: Safety
Undrafted: 2020
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career NFL statistics
Games played:4
Total tackles:5
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Joshua Terrell Thomas (born November 19, 1996) is an American professional football safety. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Appalachian State.

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Early life

Thomas was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended The Montgomery Academy where he was a two-time All-State player in football, a four-timer in basketball and became the city's all-time leading boys basketball scorer.

College career

As a senior, Thomas recorded a career-high 72 tackles along with 2.0 tackles for loss, one fumble return for 37 yards and one interception return for a 16-yard touchdown. He was a two-time team captain and started 30 of 56 games. [1]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Thomas signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on May 8, 2020. [2] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 and November 14 for the team's weeks 8 and 10 games against the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game. [5] [6] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020, [7] and restored to the practice squad four days later. [8] On January 26, 2021, Thomas signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills. [9]

On August 31, 2021, Thomas was waived by the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad the next day. [10] [11] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022. [12] He was waived on August 29, 2022. [13]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 1, 2022, Thomas was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad. [14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023. [15] He was released on June 14, 2023. [16]

Carolina Panthers

On June 15, 2023, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers. [17] He was waived on August 26, 2023. [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "Buffalo Bills Sign App State's Thomas". Appalachian State Mountaineers . April 26, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  2. ↑ Brown, Chris (May 8, 2020). "Bills sign eight undrafted rookies to the 2020 roster". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  3. ↑ Brown, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Bills announce these moves to get to the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  4. ↑ "Bills announce the initial 2020 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  5. ↑ "Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson". BuffaloBills.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Josh Norman tests positive for COVID-19, 3 other players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". BuffaloBills.com. November 14, 2020. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Bills activate John Brown and place him on Reserve/COVID-19 list". BuffaloBills.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  8. ↑ Glab, Maddy (January 1, 2021). "Bills activate John Brown from Reserve/COVID-19 list + announce these other moves". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Bills signed these 13 players to reserve/future contracts". www.buffalobills.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 27, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  11. ↑ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  12. ↑ Jenkins, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
  13. ↑ "Bills release six players". BuffaloBills.com. August 29, 2022.
  14. ↑ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI". AZCardianls.com.
  15. ↑ Urban, Darren (January 11, 2023). "Bernhard Seikovits Among 14 'Futures' Cardinals Sign For 2023". AZCardinals.com.
  16. ↑ Kwong, Andy (June 14, 2023). "Cardinals release Josh Thomas and Julién Davenport". SBNation.com.
  17. ↑ Bouda, Nate (June 15, 2023). "Panthers Claim S Josh Thomas, Waive S Vernon Scott". NFLTradeRumors.co.
  18. ↑ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2023). "Panthers waive 11 players Saturday". Panthers.com.
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