Tyler Thomas | |
Team: | Cedar Rapids Titans |
Import: | Yes |
Position1: | Running back |
Birth Date: | 28 September 1990 |
Birth Place: | Jackson, Michigan, U.S. |
College: | Bacone |
High School: | Jackson (MI) |
Height Ft: | 5 |
Height In: | 9 |
Weight Lbs: | 205 |
Playing Team1: | Edmonton Eskimos |
Playing Team2: | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Playing Years3: | –present |
Playing Team3: | Cedar Rapids Titans |
Cfl: | 6915 |
Tyler Thomas (born September 28, 1990) is an American football running back for the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League (IFL). He played college football at Bacone College and attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan.[1] He has been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos and Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
Thomas recorded 133 carries for 822 yards and eight touchdowns; 15 receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown; and 12 kickoff returns for 478 yards and one touchdown in his last season for the Bacone Warriors. He was named Bacone's 2012 Offensive Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year in the Central States Football League.[2]
Thomas signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 5, 2014.[2] He was released by the Eskimos on March 16, 2015.[3]
Thomas was signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster on August 5, 2015.[3] He was released by the team on September 4, 2015.[4]
On September 27, 2017, Thomas signed with the Cedar Rapids Titans.[5]