Julius Thomas
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Position (s): Tight End |
Jersey numbers: 80, 89 |
| born on June 27, 1988 | |
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| Active : 2011 - 2017 | |
| NFL Draft : 2011 / Round: 4 / Pick: 129 | |
| College : Portland State University | |
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| Captured passports | 226 |
| Space gain | 2,406 yards |
| Touchdowns | 36 |
| Space gain per catch | 10.6 yards |
| Stats at NFL.com | |
| Stats at pro-football-reference.com | |
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Julius Dewayne Thomas (* 27. June 1988 in Stockton , California ) is a former American American football poker players in the National Football League (NFL). He plays for the Denver Broncos , Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins as a tight end .
college
Thomas attended Portland State University and played for their team, the Vikings , both college football and basketball very successfully .
NFL
Denver Broncos
In the 2011 NFL Draft , he was selected in the 4th round as a total of 129th by the Denver Broncos . In his first two seasons he was only used sporadically due to injuries and showed only very poor performance. He only made his breakthrough in the 2013 season . He already scored two touchdowns in the opening game against the Baltimore Ravens and subsequently played a key role in reaching the Super Bowl XLVIII , in which the Broncos, however, had to admit defeat to the Seattle Seahawks . Thomas himself was elected to the Pro Bowl for the first time , which he succeeded again in the 2014 season .
Jacksonville Jaguars
On March 10, 2015, he signed a five-year contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars .
Miami Dolphins
Before the 2017 season he was traded from the Jaguars to the Miami Dolphins. In return, the Jaguars received a pick in the 7th round of the 2017 NFL Draft.
In the summer of 2018, Thomas announced his retirement from active sports. He plans to earn his doctorate in psychology with a thesis on chronic traumatic encephalopathy .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Five things to know about Broncos breakout tight end Julius Thomas , in: USA Today, September 5, 2013, accessed August 14, 2015.
- ↑ Report on the Jaguars homepage ( Memento of the original from September 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated March 11, 2015. Retrieved August 14, 2015.
- ^ Dolphins Trade For Julius Thomas. Press release. (No longer available online.) Miami Dolphins, March 9, 2017, archived from the original on March 12, 2017 ; Retrieved June 18, 2017 (English): "The Miami Dolphins today announced they have made a trade with the Jacksonville Jaguars for two-time Pro Bowl tight end. In return, the Dolphins will send the Jaguars their seventh-round pick (240th overall) in the 2017 NFL draft. " Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Report on espn.com from August 25, 2018, accessed on February 16, 2019.
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| SURNAME | Thomas, Julius |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Thomas, Julius Dewayne (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American football player |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 27, 1988 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stockton , California , United States |