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Derrick Thomas
Derrick Vincent Thomas
Position: LB
Height: 6-3 Weight: 243 lbs.
Born: January 1, 1967 in Miami, FL
Died: February 8, 2000 in Miami, FL
College: Alabama (school history)
Drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the 1st round (4th overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 104 (109th overall since 1950)
9-time Pro Bowler & 2-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2009, finalist in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
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| All-Time Rank: #100. Brian Urlacher… #101. Richard Dent… #102. Aeneas Williams… #103. DERRICK THOMAS… #104. Raymond Berry… #105. Cortez Kennedy… #106. Randy Moss… |
| Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty | AV |
| 1989* | 22 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 16 | 16 | 10.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1990*+ | 23 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 15 | 15 | 20.0 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 63 | 0 | 18 | ||||||
| 1991*+ | 24 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 13.5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 1 | 79 | 0 | 17 | ||||||
| 1992* | 25 | KAN | RLB/rolb | 58 | 16 | 16 | 14.5 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1993* | 26 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 86 | 1 | 43 | 0 | 12 | ||||||
| 1994* | 27 | KAN | RLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 11.0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 65 | 6 | 1 | 13 | |||||
| 1995* | 28 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 15 | 15 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 11 | ||||||
| 1996* | 29 | KAN | LOLB | 58 | 16 | 14 | 13.0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 47 | 8 | 12 | ||||||
| 1997* | 30 | KAN | LOLB | 58 | 12 | 10 | 9.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |||||
| 1998 | 31 | KAN | LOLB | 58 | 15 | 10 | 12.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 33 | 9 | 1 | 6 | |||||
| 1999 | 32 | KAN | LLB | 58 | 16 | 16 | 7.0 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 7 | 9 | |
| Career | 169 | 157 | 126.5 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 19 | 161 | 4 | 601 | 41 | 3 | 131 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | AllTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991*+ | 24 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1992* | 25 | KAN | RLB/rolb | 58 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1993* | 26 | KAN | ROLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1994* | 27 | KAN | RLB | 58 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1997* | 30 | KAN | LOLB | 58 | 12 | 10 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| 1998 | 31 | KAN | LOLB | 58 | 15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |||||||||
| Career | 169 | 157 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 30 |
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All-Pro Teams
| Year | Team | Level | Voters |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1989 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Writers |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1990 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1991 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1991 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Newspaper Ent. Assoc. |
| 1992 | 1st Team | All-NFL | Sporting News |
| 1993 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1993 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1994 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1994 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
| 1995 | 2nd Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | Pro Football Weekly |
| 1996 | 1st Team | All-Conf. | UPI |
| 1996 | 2nd Team | All-NFL | Associated Press |
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