Josh Thomas (safety) explained

Josh Thomas
Position:Safety
Birth Date:19 November 1996
Birth Place:Montgomery, Alabama, U.S.
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:205
High School:The Montgomery Academy (Montgomery, Alabama)
College:Appalachian State
Undraftedyear:2020
Pastteams:
Statlabel1:Games played
Statvalue1:4
Statlabel2:Total tackles
Statvalue2:5
Pfr:ThomJo06

Joshua Terrell Thomas (born November 19, 1996) is an American football safety who is a free agent. He was signed by the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent in 2020 following his college football career at Appalachian State.

Early years

Thomas was born in Montgomery, Alabama and attended The Montgomery Academy where he was a two-time All-State player in football, a four-timer in basketball and became the city's all-time leading boys basketball scorer.

College career

As a senior, Thomas recorded a career-high 72 tackles along with 2.0 tackles for loss, one fumble return for 37 yards and one interception return for a 16-yard touchdown. He was a two-time team captain and started 30 of 56 games.[1]

Professional career

Buffalo Bills

Thomas signed with the Buffalo Bills as an undrafted free agent following the 2020 NFL draft on May 8, 2020.[2] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020,[3] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day.[4] He was elevated to the active roster on October 31 and November 14 for the team's weeks 8 and 10 games against the New England Patriots and Arizona Cardinals, and reverted to the practice squad after each game.[5] [6] He was placed on the practice squad/COVID-19 list by the team on December 28, 2020,[7] and restored to the practice squad four days later.[8] On January 26, 2021, Thomas signed a reserves/futures contract with the Bills.[9]

On August 31, 2021, Thomas was waived by the Bills and re-signed to the practice squad the next day.[10] [11] After the Bills were eliminated in the Divisional Round of the 2021 playoffs, he signed a reserve/future contract on January 24, 2022.[12] He was waived on August 29, 2022.[13]

Arizona Cardinals

On September 1, 2022, Thomas was signed to the Arizona Cardinals practice squad.[14] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 11, 2023.[15] He was released on June 14, 2023.[16]

Carolina Panthers

On June 15, 2023, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Carolina Panthers.[17] He was waived on August 26, 2023.[18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Buffalo Bills Sign App State's Thomas . . November 13, 2020 . April 26, 2020.
  2. News: Brown, Chris . Bills sign eight undrafted rookies to the 2020 roster . BuffaloBills.com . May 8, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  3. News: Brown, Chris . Bills announce these moves to get to the 53-man roster limit . BuffaloBills.com . September 5, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  4. News: Bills announce the initial 2020 practice squad . BuffaloBills.com . September 6, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  5. News: Bills activate CB Levi Wallace; elevate CB Dane Jackson . BuffaloBills.com . October 31, 2020 . November 13, 2020.
  6. News: Josh Norman tests positive for COVID-19, 3 other players placed on reserve/COVID-19 list . BuffaloBills.com . November 14, 2020 . December 19, 2020 . December 20, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201220090856/https://www.buffalobills.com/news/josh-norman-tests-positive-for-covid-19-3-other-players-placed-on-reserve-covid- . dead .
  7. News: Bills activate John Brown and place him on Reserve/COVID-19 list . BuffaloBills.com . December 28, 2020 . February 9, 2021.
  8. News: Glab, Maddy . Bills activate John Brown from Reserve/COVID-19 list + announce these other moves . BuffaloBills.com . January 1, 2021 . February 9, 2021.
  9. Web site: January 26, 2021. Bills signed these 13 players to reserve/future contracts. 2021-01-27. www.buffalobills.com. en-US.
  10. Web site: Bills release 23 players to set the initial 2021 53-man roster. BuffaloBills.com. August 31, 2021.
  11. Web site: Bills sign 15 players to the 2021 practice squad. BuffaloBills.com. September 1, 2021.
  12. Web site: Bills sign 10 players to reserve/future contracts for 2022. BuffaloBills.com. January 24, 2022. January 24, 2022. Chris. Jenkins.
  13. Web site: Bills release six players. BuffaloBills.com. August 29, 2022.
  14. Web site: Cardinals Re-Sign Aaron Brewer; Place Antonio Hamilton On NFI. Urban, Darren. AZCardianls.com. September 1, 2022.
  15. Web site: Bernhard Seikovits Among 14 'Futures' Cardinals Sign For 2023. Urban, Darren. AZCardinals.com. January 11, 2023.
  16. Web site: Cardinals release Josh Thomas and Julién Davenport. Kwong, Andy. SBNation.com. June 14, 2023.
  17. Web site: Panthers Claim S Josh Thomas, Waive S Vernon Scott. Bouda, Nate. NFLTradeRumors.co. June 15, 2023.
  18. Web site: Panthers waive 11 players Saturday. Gantt, Darin. Panthers.com. August 26, 2023.