Marco Thomas

Marco Thomas

Thomas during a 2013 game
No. 3  Philadelphia Soul
Position: Wide receiver
Personal information
Date of birth: November 27, 1983
Place of birth: Chicago, Illinois
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Career information
High school: Chicago (IL) Bogan
College: Western Illinois
Undrafted: 2007
Career history
*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Stats at NFL.com
Career Arena football statistics as of 2014
Receptions: 517
Receiving yards: 5,894
Receiving TDs: 98
Rushing yards: 209
Rushing TDs: 8
Stats at CFL.ca
Stats at ArenaFan.com

Marco Thomas (born November 27, 1983) is an American football wide receiver for the Philadelphia Soul of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Western Illinois.

Thomas has also been a member of the Oakland Raiders, New York Jets and San Diego Chargers.

Collegiate career

Marco Thomas was a member of the Western Illinois University Leathernecks. In 43 games, he caught 109 passes for 1,691 yards and 11 touchdowns

Professional career

NFL

Thomas began his NFL career as an undrafted free agent for the New York Giants.[1] He also spent time with the New York Jets from 2007–08 and both the Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers in 2008.[2]

Arena Football League

Thomas began his Arena Football League career with the Chicago Rush in 2010. Chicago picked up Thomas at the end of the season. He caught 25 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns before a knee injury ended his season. In 2011, he returned to the Rush and caught 16 passes for 140 yards and one touchdown before being released. After his release, he joined the San Jose SaberCats.[3] In 2014, Thomas was named First Team All-Arena as well as the Wide Receiver of the Year.[4] On March 15, 2015, Thomas was assigned to the Philadelphia Soul.[5]

Career receiving statistics

Year Team Games Rec Yards Y/R TDs
2010 Chicago Rush 16 25 323 12.9 2
2011 Chicago Rush 9 16 140 8.8 1
2011 San Jose Sabercats 9 45 398 8.8 5
2012 Iowa Barnstormers 18 138 1523 11.0 21

References

  1. ↑ http://www.nfl.com/players/marcothomas/careerstats?id=THO304046
  2. ↑ http://www.arenafootball.com/news/sabercats-add-cfl-veteran-kai-ellis-four-others
  3. ↑ http://www.arenafan.com/players/Marco_Thomas-11357/
  4. ↑ "Iowa Scene: Barnstormers’ Thomas honored; ISU women’s basketball update". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
  5. ↑ Ryan Venezia (March 15, 2015). "Soul add WR Marco Thomas". www.philly.com. Interstate General Media, LLC. Retrieved March 25, 2015.

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