Marco Thomas Explained

Marco Thomas
Number:3, 84
Position:Wide receiver
Birth Date:27 November 1983
Birth Place:Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Height Ft:5
Height In:11
Weight Lbs:190
High School:Chicago (IL) Bogan
College:Western Illinois
Undraftedyear:2007
Pastteams:
Highlights:
  • First-team All-Arena (2014)
  • Wide Receiver of the Year (2014)
  • Second-team All-Arena (2015)
Aflstatlabel1:Receptions
Aflstatvalue1:672
Aflstatlabel2:Receiving yards
Aflstatvalue2:7,666
Aflstatlabel3:Receiving touchdowns
Aflstatvalue3:138
Aflstatlabel4:Rushing yards
Aflstatvalue4:209
Aflstatlabel5:Rushing touchdowns
Aflstatvalue5:8
Afl:11357
Cfl-Archive:https://web.archive.org/web/20120216195419/http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/2059

Marco Thomas (born November 27, 1983) is a former American football wide receiver. 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
Chicago Rush 16 25 323 12.9 2
Chicago Rush 9 16 140 8.8 1
San Jose Sabercats 9 45 398 8.8 5
Iowa Barnstormers 18 138 1523 11.0 21

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: NFL Players | Past & Current NFL Players. NFL.com.
  2. Web site: SABERCATS ADD CFL VETERAN KAI ELLIS, FOUR OTHERS. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120527175615/www.arenafootball.com/news/sabercats-add-cfl-veteran-kai-ellis-four-others. 2012-05-27.
  3. Web site: Marco Thomas | ArenaFan.com. www.arenafan.com.
  4. Web site: Iowa Scene: Barnstormers' Thomas honored; ISU women's basketball update . August 18, 2014 . The Des Moines Register . www.desmoinesregister.com . August 22, 2014 . dead . https://archive.today/20140822125027/http://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/sports/2014/08/18/iowa-scene-barnstormers-thomas-honored-isu-womens-basketball-update/14268605/ . August 22, 2014 .
  5. Web site: Soul add WR Marco Thomas . Ryan Venezia . March 15, 2015 . Interstate General Media, LLC . www.philly.com . March 25, 2015.