Joe Thomas (linebacker)
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Thomas in 2015
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| No. 48 Green Bay Packers | |||||||||||||
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| Position: | Linebacker | ||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | May 6, 1991 | ||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Aiken, South Carolina | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 227 lb (103 kg) | ||||||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||||||
| High school: | Blackville (SC) Hilda | ||||||||||||
| College: | South Carolina State | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||||||
| Roster status: | Active | ||||||||||||
| Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2016 | |||||||||||||
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| Total tackles: | 96 |
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| Sacks: | 1.0 |
| Pass deflections: | 6 |
| Interceptions: | 1 |
| Forced fumbles: | 1 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Joe Lewis Thomas Jr. (born May 6, 1991 ) is an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at South Carolina State. Thomas was signed by the Packers as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He has also been a member of the Dallas Cowboys.
After going undrafted in the 2014 NFL Draft, Thomas signed with the Green Bay Packers on May 12, 2014. On August 26, 2014, he was placed on injured reserve. Thomas was released by the Packers after reaching an injury settlement on August 30, 2014. On November 3, 2014, he was signed to the Packers' practice squad, where he spent the rest of his rookie season. Thomas was re-signed by the Packers after the season ended on January 20, 2015.
On September 5, 2015, he was released by the Packers during final team cuts.
Thomas was signed to the Dallas Cowboys' practice squad on September 8, 2015.
On September 21, 2015, Thomas was signed to the Packers' active roster off the Cowboys' practice squad.
He recorded his first NFL interception against Blake Bortles and the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 1 of the 2016 season.
On December 18, 2016, Thomas laid a hit on Chicago's Ka’Deem Carey with so much force, that the "C" decal on Carey's helmet flew off. The Packers won the game 30–27.
He re-signed with the Packers on March 7, 2017.
Thomas' father, Joe Thomas, Sr., attends his alma mater, South Carolina State University, and became the oldest player to play in a NCAA Division I game on November 19, 2016, when he had a carry for three yards. Unfortunately the father and son were never teammates at South Carolina State since Joe Thomas Sr. was unable to play during Thomas Jr.'s tenure from 2010-2013 after suffering injuries in a car accident.
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