Jeff Thomason

For the Australian cricketer, see Jeff Thomson.

Jeffrey David Thomason (born December 30, 1969) is a former American football tight end.

Jeff Thomason

No. 49, 83
Position:	Tight end
Personal information
Born:	(1969-12-30) December 30, 1969 (age 52) San Diego, California
Career information
College:	Oregon
Undrafted:	1992
Career history
Cincinnati Bengals (1992–1993) Green Bay Packers (1995–1999) Philadelphia Eagles (2000–2002) Philadelphia Eagles (2004)
Career highlights and awards
Super Bowl champion (XXXI)
Career NFL statistics
Receptions: 67 Receiving yards: 650 Receiving touchdowns: 10
Player stats at NFL.com

First NFL stint

After playing college football at Oregon, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. He played for the Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and Philadelphia Eagles, primarily as a reserve player, for ten years.^[1] He retired in 2002.

Second NFL stint

Thomason returned to the spotlight before Super Bowl XXXIX when he was re-signed by the Eagles three years after his retirement in order to temporarily replace injured tight end Chad Lewis.^[2] After seeing a few plays of action during the Eagles' loss in that game, he retired once again that summer, returning to the construction business he had been working at before he was re-signed.

References

1. Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, pp. 672-673. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
2. Darcy, Kieran. "From construction site to Super Bowl". ESPN.com, January 30, 2005. Retrieved on January 10, 2014.