Thomas was born in El Centro, California. He was raised in a family with three brothers and a sister. He graduated from Imperial High School in Imperial, California, where he played for the Imperial Tigers high school football team. Thomas' older brother Stan was an offensive tackle in the NFL for four seasons during the 1990s.
Robert was on an episode of Guts as a 13 year old where he beat 12 year old Tony and an 11 year old girl. He dominated after Tony took a “digger” according to Mike O Malley.
College career
Thomas attended University of California, Los Angeles, where he was a history major and played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1998 to 2001. As a freshman in 1998, he was a reserve inside linebacker making 26 tackles (two for losses), and playing in all 12 games. Thomas became a regular starter as a sophomore, and had 68 tackles despite missing three games. Following his 2000 junior season, he was named UCLA's Defensive Most Valuable Player and was a second-team All-Pac-10 selection after leading the team with 88 tackles (nine for losses) and six forced fumbles. As a senior in 2001, Thomas led the Bruins with 111 tackles (26 for a loss) and had 6.5 sacks, forced two fumbles and defensed five passes. He was a first-team All-Pac-10 selection and the Pac-10 Defensive Player of the Year, and was recognized as a consensus first-team All-American in 2001.[1]
He was drafted by the St. Louis Rams 31st overall in the 2002 NFL Draft. On July 22, 2002, Thomas signed a five-year $5.75 million contract with the Rams. Thomas started 30 games during his three seasons in St. Louis while totaling 163 tackles in those games.
Green Bay Packers
St. Louis traded Thomas to the Green Bay Packers at the end of training camp on September 4, 2005, for cornerback Chris Johnson. Thomas started nine games at weak-side linebacker in 2005. On May 2, 2006, the Packers released Thomas.
Oakland Raiders
On August 24, 2006 Thomas signed with Oakland Raiders, and he played in all 16 games in 2006, with no starts. On February 24, 2007, the Raiders re-signed Thomas, who was eligible to be a free agent. The deal included $1.5 million signing bonus and a $1.5 million salary for 2007 and $2 million in salary in 2008. He started 10 games for the Raiders in 2007 but appeared in just two in 2008 before suffering a season-ending hamstring injury against the Atlanta Falcons on November 2, 2008.
Washington Redskins
On April 9, 2009, the Redskins signed Thomas to a one-year $1.3 million contract. He was released by the Redskins after the final preseason game on September 9, 2009.
^2011 NCAA Football Records Book, Award Winners, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Indianapolis, Indiana, p. 11 (2011). Retrieved June 24, 2012.
^"Robert Thomas Stats". ESPN Internet Ventures. Retrieved 11 April 2014.
External links
Official Website
Green Bay Packers bio
Oakland Raiders bio
UCLA Bruins bio
Washington Redskins bio
February 05, 2023
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Robert Wayne Thomas born July 17 1980 is a former American college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League NFL for seven seasons during the early 2000s He played college football for the University of California Los Angeles UCLA and was recognized as a consensus All American The St Louis Rams picked him in the first round of the 2002 NFL Draft and he played professionally for the Rams Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders of the NFL Robert ThomasNo 55 94Position LinebackerPersonal informationBorn 1980 07 17 July 17 1980 age 42 El Centro California U S Height 6 ft 0 in 1 83 m Weight 235 lb 107 kg Career informationHigh school Imperial Imperial California College UCLANFL Draft 2002 Round 1 Pick 31Career historySt Louis Rams 2002 2004 Green Bay Packers 2005 Oakland Raiders 2006 2008 Washington Redskins 2009 Offseason and or practice squad member onlyCareer highlights and awardsConsensus All American 2001 First team All Pac 10 2001 Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year 2001 Career NFL statisticsGames played 84Games started 50Tackles 305Quarterback sacks 2 0Forced fumbles 4Player stats at NFL com PFR Contents 1 Early years 2 College career 2 1 Awards and honors 3 Professional career 3 1 Pre draft 3 2 St Louis Rams 3 3 Green Bay Packers 3 4 Oakland Raiders 3 5 Washington Redskins 3 6 NFL statistics 4 References 5 External linksEarly years EditThomas was born in El Centro California He was raised in a family with three brothers and a sister He graduated from Imperial High School in Imperial California where he played for the Imperial Tigers high school football team Thomas older brother Stan was an offensive tackle in the NFL for four seasons during the 1990s Robert was on an episode of Guts as a 13 year old where he beat 12 year old Tony and an 11 year old girl He dominated after Tony took a digger according to Mike O Malley College career EditThomas attended University of California Los Angeles where he was a history major and played for the UCLA Bruins football team from 1998 to 2001 As a freshman in 1998 he was a reserve inside linebacker making 26 tackles two for losses and playing in all 12 games Thomas became a regular starter as a sophomore and had 68 tackles despite missing three games Following his 2000 junior season he was named UCLA s Defensive Most Valuable Player and was a second team All Pac 10 selection after leading the team with 88 tackles nine for losses and six forced fumbles As a senior in 2001 Thomas led the Bruins with 111 tackles 26 for a loss and had 6 5 sacks forced two fumbles and defensed five passes He was a first team All Pac 10 selection and the Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year and was recognized as a consensus first team All American in 2001 1 Awards and honors Edit Second team All Pac 10 2000 Butkus Award semifinalist 2000 First team All Pac 10 2001 Pac 10 Defensive Player of the Year 2001 Consensus first team All American 2001 Butkus Award finalist 2001 Lombardi Award semifinalist 2001 Professional career EditPre draft Edit Pre draft measurables Height Weight 40 yard dash 10 yard split 20 yard split 20 yard shuttle Three cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press6 ft 0 in 1 83 m 229 lb 104 kg 4 51 s 1 53 s 2 59 s 4 10 s 7 21 s 34 in 0 86 m 9 ft 8 in 2 95 m 21 repsAll values from NFL Combine 2 St Louis Rams Edit He was drafted by the St Louis Rams 31st overall in the 2002 NFL Draft On July 22 2002 Thomas signed a five year 5 75 million contract with the Rams Thomas started 30 games during his three seasons in St Louis while totaling 163 tackles in those games Green Bay Packers Edit St Louis traded Thomas to the Green Bay Packers at the end of training camp on September 4 2005 for cornerback Chris Johnson Thomas started nine games at weak side linebacker in 2005 On May 2 2006 the Packers released Thomas Oakland Raiders Edit On August 24 2006 Thomas signed with Oakland Raiders and he played in all 16 games in 2006 with no starts On February 24 2007 the Raiders re signed Thomas who was eligible to be a free agent The deal included 1 5 million signing bonus and a 1 5 million salary for 2007 and 2 million in salary in 2008 He started 10 games for the Raiders in 2007 but appeared in just two in 2008 before suffering a season ending hamstring injury against the Atlanta Falcons on November 2 2008 Washington Redskins Edit On April 9 2009 the Redskins signed Thomas to a one year 1 3 million contract He was released by the Redskins after the final preseason game on September 9 2009 NFL statistics Edit Year Team Games Combined Tackles Tackles Assisted Tackles Sacks Forced Fumbles Fumble Recoveries Fumble Return Yards Interceptions Interception Return Yards Yards per Interception Return Longest Interception Return Passes Defended2002 STL 16 36 33 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 22003 STL 12 71 62 9 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 32004 STL 14 56 41 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 12005 GB 10 41 30 11 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 24 24 12006 OAK 16 36 27 9 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 12007 OAK 14 62 51 11 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 02008 OAK 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Career 84 304 245 59 2 0 4 2 0 1 24 24 24 8 3 References Edit 2011 NCAA Football Records Book Award Winners National Collegiate Athletic Association Indianapolis Indiana p 11 2011 Retrieved June 24 2012 Robert Thomas DS 2 OLB UCLA DraftScout com Retrieved March 3 2021 Robert Thomas Stats ESPN Internet Ventures Retrieved 11 April 2014 External links EditOfficial Website Green Bay Packers bio Oakland Raiders bio UCLA Bruins bio Washington Redskins bio Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Thomas linebacker amp oldid 1130803588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
