Hollis Thomas
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New Orleans Saints — No. 99 | |
Defensive tackle | |
Date of birth: January 10, 1974 | |
Place of birth: Abilene, Texas | |
Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 306 lb (139 kg) |
National Football League debut | |
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1996 for the Philadelphia Eagles | |
Career history | |
College: Northern Illinois | |
Undrafted in 1996 | |
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Stats at NFL.com |
Hollis Thomas (born January 10, 1974 in Abilene, Texas) is an American football defensive tackle for the New Orleans Saints of the National Football League. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Philadelphia Eagles out of Northern Illinois University.
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. Thomas lost the appeal.
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Categories: 1974 births | Living people | People from Abilene, Texas | People from Missouri | American football defensive tackles | Northern Illinois Huskies football players | Undrafted National Football League players | Philadelphia Eagles players | New Orleans Saints players | Defensive lineman, 1970s birth stubs