Thornton was drafted in the fourth round in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts.[1] Thornton best season came in 2003 when he led the Colts with 145 tackles and made two interceptions. In the 2005 season Thornton made 83 tackles and two quarterback sacks.
Tennessee Titansedit
He became an unrestricted free agent and signed a five-year deal with the Titans on March 13, 2006 . After missing the 2010 season due to a hip injury, he retired on August 5, 2011.[2]
In 2012, he became the director of player engagement with the Colts. In 2023, he was promoted to Vice President of Player Engagement with the Colts.[3]
david, thornton, american, football, other, people, named, david, thornton, david, thornton, disambiguation, david, dontay, thornton, born, november, 1978, former, linebacker, indianapolis, colts, tennessee, titans, national, football, league, 2012, thornton, . For other people named David Thornton see David Thornton disambiguation David Dontay Thornton born November 1 1978 is a former linebacker for the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans of the National Football League NFL In 2012 Thornton joined the Colts as the director of player engagement David ThorntonIndianapolis ColtsPosition Director of player engagementPersonal informationBorn 1978 11 01 November 1 1978 age 45 Goldsboro North Carolina U S Height 6 ft 2 in 1 88 m Weight 225 lb 102 kg Career informationHigh school GoldsboroCollege North CarolinaNFL Draft 2002 Round 4 Pick 106Career historyAs a player Indianapolis Colts 2002 2005 Tennessee Titans 2006 2010 As an executive Indianapolis Colts 2012 present Director of player engagementCareer NFL statisticsTackles 728Sacks 5 0Interceptions 5Player stats at NFL com Contents 1 College career 2 Professional career 2 1 Indianapolis Colts 2 2 Tennessee Titans 3 NFL career statistics 4 Personal life 5 ReferencesCollege career editThornton played college football at the University of North Carolina where he was teammates with Julius Peppers and Ryan Sims Originally a walk on Thornton s play eventually earned him a scholarship In his senior year Thornton was named second team All ACC and team MVP Professional career editIndianapolis Colts edit Thornton was drafted in the fourth round in the 2002 NFL Draft by the Indianapolis Colts 1 Thornton best season came in 2003 when he led the Colts with 145 tackles and made two interceptions In the 2005 season Thornton made 83 tackles and two quarterback sacks Tennessee Titans edit He became an unrestricted free agent and signed a five year deal with the Titans on March 13 2006 1 After missing the 2010 season due to a hip injury he retired on August 5 2011 2 NFL career statistics editRegular season Tackles Interceptions FumblesYear Team GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck PDef Int Yds Avg Lng TD FF FR TD2002 IND 15 0 45 36 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 02003 IND 16 16 145 112 33 1 0 5 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 02004 IND 16 15 94 71 23 0 0 1 1 5 5 0 5 0 0 2 0 02005 IND 16 16 83 61 22 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02006 TEN 16 13 109 87 22 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02007 TEN 16 16 122 93 29 1 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 02008 TEN 15 15 78 60 18 0 0 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 02009 TEN 11 11 60 46 14 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 02010 TEN Did not play due to injuryCareer 121 102 736 566 170 5 0 25 3 8 2 5 5 0 0 8 1 0Personal life editIn 2012 he became the director of player engagement with the Colts In 2023 he was promoted to Vice President of Player Engagement with the Colts 3 References edit 2002 NFL Draft Listing Pro Football Reference com Retrieved 2023 03 18 Ex Titans LB Thornton retires after 9 seasons ESPN com 2011 08 05 Retrieved 2020 01 31 David Thornton Uses His NFL Experience to Help Players on and off the Field nbsp This biographical article relating to an American football linebacker born in the 1970s is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Thornton American football amp oldid 1184891005, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
