Mike Thomas (wide receiver, born 1987)

Michael Thomas (born June 4, 1987) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. He played college football at Arizona.

Mike Thomas
No. 80, 19
Position:Wide receiver
Personal information
Born: (1987-06-04) June 4, 1987
Bossier City, Louisiana
Height:5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight:195 lb (88 kg)
Career information
High school:DeSoto (DeSoto, Texas)
College:Arizona
NFL Draft:2009 / Round: 4 / Pick: 107
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
CFL status:International
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:176
Receiving yards:1,796
Receiving touchdowns:7
Return yards:1,310
Return touchdowns:1
Player stats at NFL.com

Early years

Thomas attended DeSoto High School in DeSoto, Texas. As a senior, he had 15 receptions for 205 yards as a receiver and 333 yards on 26 carries as a running back.

College career

Thomas attended the University of Arizona from 2005 to 2008. While there he started 39 of 48 games and set the school and Pac-10 record for receptions with 259 for 3,231 yards and 23 touchdowns.[1]

Professional career

2009 NFL Draft
Pre-draft measurables
Height Weight 40-yard dash 10-yard split 20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
5 ft 8 in
(1.73 m)		 195 lb
(88 kg)		 4.30 s 1.44 s 2.50 s 4.28 s 6.65 s 40.5 in
(1.03 m)		 10 ft 6 in
(3.20 m)		 16 reps

Jacksonville Jaguars

Thomas was drafted by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 2009 NFL Draft. As a rookie, he started four of the 14 games in which he played, and had 48 receptions for 453 yards and a touchdown. His 48 receptions were tied with Michael Crabtree for fourth among all rookies.[2]

A key play of his career was in a 2010 Week 10 game against the Texans. With just 3 seconds remaining in regulation and the game tied at 24, QB David Garrard launched a "Hail Mary" pass from the 50-yard line intended for Mike Sims-Walker. The ball was batted down at the goal line by Texans DB Glover Quin, and then hit Thomas in the chest. Thomas was able to grab the ball next to his left knee before it hit the ground, and he took a step forward into the end zone for the game-winning touchdown.[3]

On October 30, 2012, Thomas was traded to the Detroit Lions for a 2014 fifth round draft pick.[4][5]

Detroit Lions

Thomas was cut by the Lions on August 19, 2013.[6]

Arizona Cardinals

On August 20, 2013, Thomas was signed by the Arizona Cardinals.[7] He was released on August 30, 2013.

Houston Texans

Thomas signed with the Houston Texans on December 30, 2013. On August 31, 2014, Thomas was released.[8]

Toronto Argonauts

Thomas was signed by the Toronto Argonauts on November 21, 2014.[9] He was released by the Argonauts on May 13, 2015.

References
  1. Miller, Ted. "Arizona's undersized Thomas is tall on production". Espn.go.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  2. "rookie receiving stats". Nfl.com. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  3. "video". Nfl.com. November 14, 2010. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
  4. "Detroit Lions trade for wide receiver Mike Thomas". National Football League. October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. "Lions parted with a 2014 5th round pick to the Jags in their trade for WR Mike Thomas. Detroit looking to make more moves before deadline". National Football League. October 30, 2012. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
  6. Rosenthal, Gregg (August 19, 2013). "Mike Thomas cut by Detroit Lions after short tenure". NFL.com. Retrieved August 19, 2013.
  7. Rapoport, Ian (August 20, 2013). "Mike Thomas signs with Arizona Cardinals". NFL.com. Retrieved August 21, 2013.
  8. Rapoport, Ian (August 20, 2013). "Texans cut veteran safety Chris Clemons, WR Mike Thomas". blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans. Retrieved August 31, 2014.
  9. "2014 TRANSACTIONS". argonauts.ca. Archived from the original on August 2, 2014. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
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