Pierre Thomas (American football)
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Thomas at the New Orleans Saints Super Bowl XLIV victory parade
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth: | December 18, 1984 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth: | Chicago, Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 215 lb (98 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Lansing (IL) T. F. South | ||||||||||||||
| College: | Illinois | ||||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||
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| Rushing yards: | 3,779 |
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| Rushing average: | 4.6 |
| Rushing touchdowns: | 28 |
| Receptions: | 335 |
| Receiving yards: | 2,687 |
| Receiving touchdowns: | 12 |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Charles Pierre Thomas Jr. (born December 18, 1984) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent in 2007. He played college football at Illinois.
Thomas played high school football at Thornton Fractional South High School in Lansing, Illinois, where he ran for 5,565 yards and 88 touchdowns in his career. He was twice named to the all-state teams of the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Sun-Times and as a senior he was player of the year for the Champaign News-Gazette. Some of his self-taught practice for high school football included running up a steep hill with a backpack full of books on and pushing cars around.
He was recruited by the University of Illinois. He led the team in rushing for three seasons. In 40 games he ran for 2,545 yards (6th all-time in Illinois history) and 20 touchdowns, had 57 catches for 411 yards and 3 TDs, and a total of 4,451 all-purpose yards (then second all-time at Illinois). Nevertheless, he was not invited to the NFL combine, and ultimately he was not selected in the 2007 NFL Draft.
Thomas signed with the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent, on the recommendation of special teams coach Greg McMahon, who had previously been an assistant at Illinois. He was impressive in preseason games and the Saints ultimately decided to keep him while releasing the running back they had chosen with their fourth round draft pick, Antonio Pittman.
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