Josh Thomas (safety)
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| Born: | November 19, 1996 Montgomery, Alabama, U.S. | ||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||
| Weight: | 205 lb (93 kg) | ||||
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| High school: | The Montgomery Academy (Montgomery, Alabama) | ||||
| College: | Appalachian State | ||||
| Position: | Safety | ||||
| Undrafted: | 2020 | ||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||
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| Player stats at NFL.com · PFR | |||||
Joshua Terrell Thomas (born November 19, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Appalachian State.
Early years[edit]
Thomas was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended The Montgomery Academy where he was a two-time All-State player in football, a four-timer in basketball and became the city's all-time leading boys basketball scorer.
College career[edit]
As a senior, Thomas recorded a career-high 72 tackles along with 2.0 tackles for loss, one fumble return for 37 yards and one interception return for a 16-yard touchdown. He was a two-time team captain and started 30 of 56 games.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Buffalo Bills[edit]
Thomas signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL Draft on May 8, 2020.[2] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 and November 14 for the team's weeks 8 and 10 games against the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[5][6] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020,[7] and restored to the practice squad four days later.[8] On January 26, 2021, Thomas signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.[9]
On August 31, 2021, Thomas was waived by the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[10][11] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2022.[13]
Arizona Cardinals[edit]
On September 1, 2022, Thomas was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023.[15] He was released on June 14, 2023.[16]
Carolina Panthers[edit]
On June 15, 2023, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[17] He was waived on August 26, 2023.[18]
References[edit]
- ^ "Buffalo Bills Sign App State's Thomas". Appalachian State Mountaineers. April 26, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Chris (May 8, 2020). "Bills sign eight undrafted rookies to the 2020 roster". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ Brown, Chris (September 5, 2020). "Bills announce these moves to get to the 53-man roster limit". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bills announce the initial 2020 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 6, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson". BuffaloBills.com. October 31, 2020. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
- ^ "Josh Norman tests positive for COVID-19, 3 other players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list". BuffaloBills.com. November 14, 2020. Retrieved December 19, 2020.
- ^ "Bills activate John Brown and place him on Reserve/COVID-19 list". BuffaloBills.com. December 28, 2020. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ Glab, Maddy (January 1, 2021). "Bills activate John Brown from Reserve/COVID-19 list + announce these other moves". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved February 9, 2021.
- ^ "Bills signed these 13 players to reserve/future contracts". www.buffalobills.com. January 26, 2021. Retrieved 2021-01-27.
- ^ "Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster". BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
- ^ "Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad". BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
- ^ Jenkins, Chris (January 24, 2022). "Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022". BuffaloBills.com. Retrieved January 24, 2022.
- ^ "Bills release six players". BuffaloBills.com. August 29, 2022.
- ^ Urban, Darren (September 1, 2022). "Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI". AZCardianls.com.
- ^ Urban, Darren (January 11, 2023). "Bernhard Seikovits Among 14 'Futures' Cardinals Sign For 2023". AZCardinals.com.
- ^ Kwong, Andy (June 14, 2023). "Cardinals release Josh Thomas and Julién Davenport". SBNation.com.
- ^ Bouda, Nate (June 15, 2023). "Panthers Claim S Josh Thomas, Waive S Vernon Scott". NFLTradeRumors.co.
- ^ Gantt, Darin (August 26, 2023). "Panthers waive 11 players Saturday". Panthers.com.
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