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| No. 3 – Philadelphia Soul | |||||||||||
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| Position: | Wide receiver | ||||||||||
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| Born: | November 27, 1983 Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||
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| College: | Western Illinois | ||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||||
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| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||
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| Player stats at CFL.ca · 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.
Career receiving statistics
| Year | Team | Games | Rec | Yards | Y/R | TDs |
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| 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
- ^ http://www.nfl.com/players/marcothomas/careerstats?id=THO304046
- ^ http://www.arenafootball.com/news/sabercats-add-cfl-veteran-kai-ellis-four-others
- ^ http://www.arenafan.com/players/Marco_Thomas-11357/
- ^ "Iowa Scene: Barnstormers' Thomas honored; ISU women's basketball update". www.desmoinesregister.com. The Des Moines Register. August 18, 2014. Retrieved August 22, 2014.
External links
- 1983 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Chicago, Illinois
- American football wide receivers
- American players of Canadian football
- Canadian football wide receivers
- Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
- Undrafted National Football League players
- New York Giants players
- Oakland Raiders players
- New York Jets players
- San Diego Chargers players
- Montreal Alouettes players
- Chicago Rush players
- San Jose SaberCats players
- Iowa Barnstormers players
- Philadelphia Soul players