Joey Thomas

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Joey Thomas
Date of birth	August 20, 1980
Place of birth	Seattle, Washington
Position(s)	Cornerback
College	Montana State
NFL Draft	2004 / Round 3/ Pick 70
Statistics	CBS.com
Team(s)
2004 2005 2007	Green Bay Packers New Orleans Saints Dallas Cowboys

Joey Elleweyn Thomas (born August 20, 1980 in Seattle, Washington) is an American football cornerback who plays for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. Thomas was picked out of Montana State University in the 3rd round of the 2004 draft by the Green Bay Packers. While playing a minor role in the Packers defense in his rookie year, his impressive play in the 2005 minicamps had Thomas in prime position to outseat fellow second year corner Ahmad Carroll for the No. 2 cornerback. He ended up starting one game in Week 2 for the Packers before being relegated to No. 3, as before.

Thomas' play took a severe downturn after the Packers' 2005 bye week. In Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, he allowed Minnesota WR Marcus Robinson out of bounds, stopping the clock on a critical last minute Vikings drive that ended up costing the Packers the game. After embarrassing himself by falling down on a play after committing a critical hands to the face penalty against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8; Thomas was benched and rookie Mike Hawkins took his place. Thomas was later waived by Green Bay on November 2nd, 2005 He was then picked up by the New Orleans Saints on November 3rd, 2005.

[edit] High School career

Thomas attended John F. Kennedy High School in Burien, Washington. As a quarterback, he was a two time All-State and All-Area selection. As a senior, he completed over 60 percent of his passes, and rushed for 100 yards or more in four games. As a junior defensive back, he had eight interceptions, which ranked second in the state.