Thomas Howard (American football)
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| Oakland Raiders — No. 53 | |
| Outside linebacker | |
| Date of birth: July 14, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Lubbock, Texas | |
| Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | Weight: 240 lb (110 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2006 for the Oakland Raiders | |
| Career history | |
| College: Texas-El Paso | |
| NFL Draft: 2006 / Round: 2 / Pick: 38 | |
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| Stats at NFL.com | |
Thomas Howard (born July 14, 1983) is an American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted in the second round of the 2006 NFL Draft after running a 4.44 second 40 yard dash at the 2006 NFL Combine. He played college football for the University of Texas at El Paso. As a rookie, he was named a starter along with fellow draftee Michael Huff by head coach Art Shell.
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[edit] College career
Thomas Howard began his college career as a walk-on at the University of Texas at El Paso and was then redshirted. He had a solid freshman season, being named to Sporting News All-WAC Freshman team. He played in 11 games and made 4 starts at weakside linebacker. The following season he played in 13 games and started 10 of them. He had a great junior season being named Second Team All-WAC and helping lead his team to their first bowl game since 2001. He had a mediocre senior season after being named pre-season defensive player of the year in the state of Texas.
[edit] NFL Career
After a good rookie season with the Oakland Raiders, in which he recorded 110 tackles, Howard has continued his run of form with a sophomore season which started off with an interception in each of his first 4 games, 2 of them which were returned for touchdowns. Since then he has also recorded a quarterback sack and 8 passes defensed.
[edit] Personal
His father, Thomas Howard, Sr., also played in the NFL as a linebacker.
[edit] External links
- Official Website for Thomas Howard, linebacker for the Oakland Raiders [1]
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