Thomas DeCoud
Safety | |||||
Personal information | |||||
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Born: | Oakland, California, U.S. | March 19, 1985||||
Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||
Weight: | 196 lb (89 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Pinole Valley (Pinole, California) | ||||
College: | California | ||||
NFL draft: | 2008 / Round: 3 / Pick: 98 | ||||
Career history | |||||
Career highlights and awards | |||||
Career NFL statistics | |||||
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Player stats at NFL.com · PFR |
Thomas DeCoud (
Early years
DeCoud attended Glencove Elementary School and Hogan Senior High School in Vallejo, California, then attended Pinole Valley High School in Pinole, California and was a letterman in football and basketball. In football, as a senior, he was an All-ACCAL selection. In basketball, he was an All-ACCAL selection. DeCoud graduated from Pinole High School in 2003.
Professional career
Atlanta Falcons
DeCoud was selected by the Atlanta Falcons in the third round of the 2008 NFL draft.[3]
Playing primarily on special teams in 10 games as a rookie, DeCoud recorded 6 tackles (5 solo). He had a breakout season the next year as he started all 16 games at free safety and compiled 68 tackles (57 solo), 2 sacks, 2 forced fumbles, 7 pass deflections and 3 interceptions. After the season, DeCoud received recognition from USA Today, which listed him on its annual "All-Joe" team.[4]
In a SportsCenter interview on September 27, 2012, Decoud played the "Meow Game" from the movie Super Troopers.[5]
Decoud was released from the Falcons on March 11, 2014.
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers signed DeCoud to a two-year deal on April 10, 2014.[6] DeCoud made his first start for the Panthers in a 20-14 victory against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in week 1.[7] During the home opener in a 24-7 win against the Detroit Lions in week 2, DeCoud recorded 3 tackles and was responsible for a pass deflection deep downfield against Calvin Johnson which led to an interception by Melvin White.[7][8] During the Panthers week 5 victory over the Chicago Bears, DeCoud recorded his first interception for the Panthers against Jay Cutler to go along with 4 tackles and a pass deflection.[9] He was released on February 17, 2015.[10]
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 | ||
2008 | ATL | 10 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2009 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 68 | 57 | 11 | 2.0 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 75 | 57 | 18 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 16 | 15 | 86 | 67 | 19 | 0.0 | 2 | 4 | 77 | 0 | 49 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 16 | 16 | 76 | 62 | 14 | 1.0 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2013 | ATL | 15 | 15 | 65 | 44 | 21 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 1 |
2014 | CAR | 15 | 11 | 49 | 34 | 15 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
104 | 89 | 425 | 326 | 99 | 3.0 | 10 | 15 | 179 | 0 | 49 | 31 | 4 | 3 | 30 | 1 |
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 | ||
2008 | ATL | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2010 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2011 | ATL | 1 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2012 | ATL | 2 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2014 | CAR | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
6 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 7 | 0.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
References
- ^ iGoLYTELY (September 28, 2012). "Thomas DeCoud - SportsCenter (LIVE) - "Meow" Game". YouTube. Archived from the original on December 21, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2018.
- ^ Atlanta Falcons (September 26, 2012). "State Farm Player of the Week: Thomas DeCoud". YouTube. Retrieved February 9, 2018.[dead YouTube link]
- ^ "2008 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 12, 2023.
- ^ Davis, Nate (January 28, 2010). "Joe Flacco an overachieving headliner on '09 All-Joe Team". Usatoday.Com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Falcons Safety Thomas DeCoud Played The Meow Game During An Interview On SportsCenter". September 28, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ Hanzus, Dan (April 10, 2014). "Thomas DeCoud signs two-year deal with Panthers". NFL.com. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ^ a b Thomas DeCoud. "Thomas DeCoud, FS at". Nfl.com. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ "Newton passes for 281 yards, touchdown in Panthers win | Sports - Home". Archived from the original on October 11, 2014. Retrieved September 15, 2014.
- ^ "Chicago 24 - 31 Carolina: Final | 2014-10-05 | National Football League | Yahoo! Sports". Sports.yahoo.com. October 5, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
- ^ Shook, Nick. "Carolina Panthers release safety Thomas DeCoud". NFL.com. Retrieved February 18, 2015.