Hollis Thomas

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Hollis Thomas Jr. (born January 10, 1974) is a former American football defensive tackle. He was signed by the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He played college football at Northern Illinois.

Thomas also played for the New Orleans Saints and Carolina Panthers.

Professional career

Philadelphia Eagles

In 1996, Thomas signed a deal with the Philadelphia Eagles as an undrafted free agent. He was a major part of the Eagles defense during his 10-year career in Philadelphia.

New Orleans Saints

Right after Thomas was cut by the Philadelphia Eagles, the Saints claimed him from the waivers. When healthy, Thomas was considered an important part of the Saints' defense, especially against running plays, and he was seen as playing a key role in the Saints' successful 2006 season, when they reached the NFC championship game for the first time in their history.[1]

On December 5, 2006, Thomas was suspended for four games by the NFL for violating the league's steroids policy. In Thomas' appeal, New Orleans team doctor John Amos said that Thomas' asthma medicine contained two steroids, creating a false positive but Thomas lost the appeal.

Thomas tore his right triceps on August 14, 2008, in a pass-rushing drill against a Houston Texans offensive lineman. He was later released on September 11 with an injury settlement. The Saints re-signed him on November 3.

On April 29, 2009, it was reported that the Saints had released Thomas.[1]

St. Louis Rams

On July 29, 2009, the St. Louis Rams signed Thomas. He was given a 1-year deal for an undisclosed amount.

Carolina Panthers

Thomas was signed by the Carolina Panthers on October 1, 2009, after the team waived defensive tackle Ra'Shon Harris. In a game against the Buffalo Bills on October 25, 2009, Thomas tackled Bills running back Fred Jackson in the end-zone for a safety.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Led the league
Bold Career high

Regular season

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1996 PHI 16 5 42 32 10 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 PHI 16 16 61 39 22 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0
1998 PHI 12 12 42 34 8 5.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
1999 PHI 16 16 49 38 11 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0
2000 PHI 16 16 60 46 14 4.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
2001 PHI 14 14 52 43 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0
2003 PHI 7 2 22 16 6 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2004 PHI 13 2 21 17 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2005 PHI 16 12 35 27 8 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NOR 12 12 43 35 8 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2007 NOR 16 14 50 38 12 3.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2008 NOR 8 2 6 5 1 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2009 STL 3 0 2 2 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
CAR 13 13 33 24 9 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
178 136 518 396 122 20.0 0 0 0 0 7 8 2 0

Playoffs

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1996 PHI 1 0 5 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2000 PHI 2 2 7 7 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
2004 PHI 3 0 5 3 2 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2006 NOR 2 2 6 2 4 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
8 4 23 17 6 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0

References

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  1. ↑ a b Mike Triplett, "New Orleans Saints release defensive tackle Hollis Thomas" Script error: No such module "webarchive"., New Orleans Times-Picayune, April 29, 2009.

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