Chase Thomas

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Chase Thomas

No. -- Green Bay Packers

Linebacker

Personal information

Date of birth: June 10, 1989

Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia

Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)

Weight: 241 lb (109 kg)

Career information

High school: Marietta (GA) Walton

College: Stanford

Undrafted in 2013

No regular season or postseason appearances

Career history

*Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Roster status: Practice squad

Career highlights and awards

All-Pac-12 First Team (2012)

Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013

Stats at NFL.com

Michael Chase Thomas (born June 10, 1989) who is currently a member of the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He was considered one of the top outside linebacker prospects for the 2013 NFL Draft, but surprisingly wasn't picked.^[1]

Early years

Thomas attended Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. Thomas was ranked as the 26th prospect from the state of Georgia and was the 27th prospect at the outside linebacker position by Rivals.com.^[2] Thomas was also named to the All-Southeast Region for the Class of 2008 by PrepStar.^[2] He played in the Under Armour All-America Game after his senior season in high school.^[2] Thomas earned first team all-state honors and was named the Cobb County Defensive Player of the Year following his outstanding Junior season with 82 tackles, 10 sacks and a fumble recovery.^[2]

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	40^‡	Commit date
Chase Thomas Outside linebacker	Marietta, Georgia	Walton High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	4.7	Sep 22, 2007
Chase Thomas Outside linebacker	Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 81 (DE) Rivals: 27 (OLB), 26 (Georgia)
‡ Refers to 40 yard dash Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2008 Stanford Football Commitments". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013. "2008 Stanford Football Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2013. "2008 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2013.

College career

Thomas was named an All-American by Sporting News in 2011 after recording 51 tackles and 8.5 sacks.^[3]^[4]

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht	Wt	Arm length	Hand size	40-yd dash	10-yd split	20-yd split	20-ss	3-cone	Vert	Broad	BP
6 ft 3 in	244 lb	32 1/4 in	9 5/8 in	4.91 s			4.31 s	7.17 s	32.0 in	9 ft 5 in	18 reps
All values from NFL Combine^[5]

New Orleans Saints

On April 27, 2013, Thomas was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints. On August 19, 2013, he was waived by the Saints.^[6]

Oakland Raiders

On August 20, 2013, the Oakland Raiders claimed Chase Thomas off waivers from the Saints.^[7] On August, 31st he was waived by the Raiders.

Atlanta Falcons

He was signed to the Falcons' practice squad on September 17, 2013.

References

↑ NFL Draft Scout
↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Stanford Cardinal profile". gostanford.com.
↑ DeCastro, Chase Thomas and Fleener Named Sporting News All-Americans
↑ Sporting News' All-American team
↑
↑ "Sean Payton announces New Orleans Saints roster moves". NewOrleansSaints.com. August 19, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
↑ "Raiders Claim LB Chase Thomas Via Waivers". Raiders.com. August 20, 2013. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

External links

Stanford Cardinal bio

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Name	Thomas, Chase
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Short description	American football player
Date of birth
Place of birth	Marietta, Georgia
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