Fred Thomas (cornerback)
American football player (born 1973)
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Frederick L. Thomas (born September 11, 1973) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the second round of the 1996 NFL draft.[1] He played college football for the UT Martin Skyhawks.
Bruce, Mississippi, U.S.
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| Position | Cornerback | ||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 11, 1973 Bruce, Mississippi, U.S. | ||||||||||||||
| Listed height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Listed weight | 185 lb (84 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| College | Northwest Mississippi (1992) Mississippi Valley State (1993) Ole Miss (1994) UT Martin (1995) | ||||||||||||||
| NFL draft | 1996 (2nd round, 47th overall pick) | ||||||||||||||
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Thomas also played for the New Orleans Saints.
College career
Thomas originally played college football for Northwest Mississippi Community College during the 1992–1993 seasons. He then transferred to Ole Miss, again transferred to the University of Tennessee at Martin, and again transferred to the Mississippi Valley State.
Professional career
Seattle Seahawks
Thomas played for the Seattle Seahawks from 1996 to 1999.
New Orleans Saints
Thomas signed with the New Orleans Saints before the 2000 season. He played for them until 2007. He finished his Saints career with 13 interceptions and 5 sacks. His best seasons came in 2002 and 2003. In 2002, he recorded 1 Sack, 5 INT, 14 PD, and 91 tackles. In 2003, he recorded 1 Sack, 4 INT, 22 PD, and 85 Tackles.
NFL career statistics
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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| GP | GS | Comb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | FF | FR | Yds | TD | ||
| 1996 | SEA | 15 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | SEA | 16 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | SEA | 15 | 2 | 39 | 32 | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | SEA | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | NOR | 11 | 0 | 23 | 23 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | NOR | 16 | 16 | 68 | 55 | 13 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2002 | NOR | 15 | 14 | 83 | 71 | 12 | 1.0 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 43 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2003 | NOR | 16 | 14 | 85 | 74 | 11 | 1.0 | 4 | 47 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2004 | NOR | 15 | 7 | 48 | 46 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005 | NOR | 16 | 11 | 80 | 61 | 19 | 3.0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | NOR | 13 | 13 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 0.0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | NOR | 7 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 156 | 80 | 523 | 447 | 76 | 5.0 | 13 | 140 | 0 | 43 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | ||