| Thomas Sanders | |
| Number: | 20, 45 |
| Position: | Running back |
| Birth Date: | 4 January 1962 |
| Birth Place: | Giddings, Texas, U.S. |
| Height Ft: | 5 |
| Height In: | 11 |
| Weight Lb: | 203 |
| High School: | Giddings (TX) |
| College: | Texas A&M |
| Draftyear: | 1985 |
| Draftround: | 9 |
| Draftpick: | 250 |
| Pastteams: | |
| Highlights: | |
| Statlabel1: | Rushing yards |
| Statvalue1: | 1,239 |
| Statlabel2: | Average |
| Statvalue2: | 3.9 |
| Statlabel3: | Rushing touchdowns |
| Statvalue3: | 12 |
| Pfr: | SandTh00 |
Thomas Derrick Sanders (born January 4, 1962) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Bears in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL draft.[1] He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season.[2] He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle. He played college football at Texas A&M University.
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| Won the Super Bowl | ||
| Bold | Career high | |
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| CHI | 15 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 16 | 1 | 27 | 224 | 8.3 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 12 | 0 | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 16 | 0 | 95 | 332 | 3.5 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 39 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 16 | 0 | 41 | 127 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 | ||
| PHI | 10 | 0 | 56 | 208 | 3.7 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 5 | 3 | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 90 | 4 | 321 | 1,239 | 3.9 | 75 | 12 | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 39 | 1 | |||
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |||
| CHI | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| CHI | 2 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 8 | 0 | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 | |||