Adalius Thomas
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Position: | Linebacker | ||||
Personal information | |||||
Born: | Equality, Alabama, U.S. | August 18, 1977||||
Height: | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||
Weight: | 270 lb (122 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Central Coosa (Rockford, Alabama) | ||||
College: | Southern Miss | ||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 6 / Pick: 186 | ||||
Career history | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Adalius Donquail Thomas (/əˈdeɪləs/; born July 18, 1977) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker for ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Southern Miss Golden Eagles. He was selected by the Baltimore Ravens in the sixth round of the 2000 NFL draft, and also played for the NFL's New England Patriots.
Early years
Thomas attended Central Coosa High School in
College career
Thomas attended the University of Southern Mississippi, where he was a star defensive end for coach Jeff Bower's Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team. Thomas led one of the top defenses in college football, notching Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors his junior and senior years. The Golden Eagles won three Conference USA championships (1996, 1997, and 1999) in his four years in Hattiesburg, losing only two conference games and winning two Liberty Bowls.
Thomas was named a Freshman
Statistically speaking, Thomas's best season came in 1998, when he tallied 71 tackles, in addition to a conference-high 12.5 sacks and 20 tackles-for-loss. Thomas was named a first-team All-American and tied for Defensive Player of the Year. Thomas earned third-team All-American and Defensive Player of the Year honors as a senior, in addition to being named the MVP of the 1999 Liberty Bowl. He was also named as a finalist for the Conerly Trophy.
Thomas was also a power forward on the Golden Eagles basketball team in the 1995–96 and 1996–97 seasons, making him the first player in USM history to play both football and basketball.[citation needed]
Professional career
Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle |
Vertical jump | Broad jump | |||
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6 ft 2+3⁄8 in (1.89 m) |
270 lb (122 kg) |
33 in (0.84 m) |
9+1⁄4 in (0.23 m) |
4.54 s | 1.58 s | 2.64 s | 4.42 s | 38.5 in (0.98 m) |
10 ft 0 in (3.05 m) | |||
All values from NFL Combine[1]
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Baltimore Ravens
Thomas was drafted by the
In 2004, Thomas started all 16 games for the first time in his career. While still collecting 16 special teams tackles, he amassed 72 tackles, 4 forced fumbles, 5 passes defended, an interception and 8 sacks. In 2005, with Boulware relegated to situational pass-rush duty, Thomas was named the starting outside linebacker, where he accumulated 84 total tackles and 9 sacks. He also saw limited time at cornerback during that season. He had two interceptions on the year and three forced fumbles; he returned three turnovers for touchdowns, making him the NFL's leader in non-offensive touchdowns that season.
Thomas earned his second Pro Bowl bid in 2006 as part of a Ravens defense that finished first in the league en route to a 13–3 record. He was a first-team All-Pro after setting a career-high with 106 tackles and 11 sacks, as well as notching 1 interception, 1 safety, 7 passes defensed, and 1 fumble recovery returned 57 yards for a touchdown. It proved to be, without a doubt, his finest season as a pro.[citation needed]
New England Patriots
On March 3, 2007, Thomas signed a 5-year contract with the
Thomas continued to start at outside linebacker for the Patriots in 2008. He led the team with five sacks until suffering a season-ending arm injury in Week 10 against the Buffalo Bills. He was placed on injured reserve on December 5.
In 2009, Thomas began the season on the active list; however, he was deactivated for the October 18 game against the Tennessee Titans.[4] Recording one sack on the season to that point, Thomas was asked by the press if he used the decision by Belichick as motivation to perform better. He responded "I don't need something like this to fire me up. This isn't kindergarten. I don't play [those] games."[5]
Thomas was one of four Patriots sent home as a result of being late for a morning meeting on a snowy Wednesday morning prior to the Patriots' Week 14 matchup against the Carolina Panthers.[3] The next day, Thomas told the press that he called the team saying that he was stuck in traffic but was still sent home upon arriving. He also continued to question the perceived motivational aspect of the decision, saying "Motivation is for kindergartners. I'm not a kindergartner."[6] He was again deactivated for the game against the Panthers, but started the Patriots' Week 15 game against the Buffalo Bills.
Thomas finished the 2009 season with 11 starts in 14 games played, recording 34 tackles and three sacks.
Thomas was released by the Patriots on April 26, 2010, one day after the 2010 NFL draft.
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Led the league | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2000 | BAL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | BAL | 16 | 3 | 40 | 33 | 7 | 3.5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2002 | BAL | 16 | 12 | 52 | 39 | 13 | 3.0 | 10 | 2 | 57 | 1 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2003 | BAL | 13 | 11 | 44 | 41 | 3 | 4.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2004 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 72 | 55 | 17 | 8.0 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2005 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 86 | 71 | 15 | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 48 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 2 |
2006 | BAL | 16 | 16 | 83 | 64 | 19 | 11.0 | 14 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 57 | 1 |
2007 | NWE | 16 | 15 | 79 | 58 | 21 | 6.5 | 10 | 1 | 65 | 1 | 65 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2008 | NWE | 9 | 9 | 33 | 24 | 9 | 5.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | NWE | 14 | 11 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 3.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
135 | 109 | 523 | 411 | 112 | 53.0 | 82 | 7 | 185 | 3 | 65 | 53 | 15 | 6 | 101 | 3 |
Playoffs
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
2000 | BAL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2001 | BAL | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2006 | BAL | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2007 | NWE | 3 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | NWE | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
8 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 8 | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Scout Adalius Thomas College Football Profile". DraftScout.com. Retrieved February 17, 2024.
- ^ "2000 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved 2023-03-19.
- ^ a b c Reiss, Mike (2009-12-10). "Will Belichick's message be heeded?". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (2009-10-21). "Patriots LB Adalius Thomas discusses his recent deactivation". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 24 October 2009. Retrieved 2009-10-21.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (2009-10-21). "Thomas addresses recent deactivation". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
- ^ Reiss, Mike (2009-12-13). "Thomas was disciplined earlier in week". ESPNBoston.com. Retrieved 2009-12-22.