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Zach Thomas

Zachary Michael Thomas

Position: LB
Height: 5-11    Weight: 230 lbs.
Born: September 1, 1973 in Pampa, TX
College: Texas Tech

7-time Pro Bowler & 5-time first-team All-Pro (fine print)

Drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the 5th round (154th overall) of the 1996 Draft

Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1996 23 MIA MLB 16 16 2.0 3 64 1 27 2 0 2 7 0 120 34
1997 24 MIA MLB 15 15 0.5 1 10 0 10 2 0 0 0 0 78 50
1998+ 25 MIA MLB 16 16 2.0 3 21 2 17 2 0 0 0 0 86 51
1999*+ 26 MIA MLB 16 16 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 80 53
2000* 27 MIA MLB 11 11 1.5 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 58 41
2001* 28 MIA MLB 15 15 3.0 2 51 1 34 4 2 0 0 0 0 96 59
2002*+ 29 MIA MLB 16 16 0.5 1 7 0 7 4 0 0 1 22 0 101 55
2003*+ 30 MIA MLB 15 15 1.0 3 21 0 19 10 1 0 2 0 0 85 68
2004 31 MIA MLB 13 13 2.0 0 0 0 0 4 85 60
2005* 32 MIA MLB 14 14 2.0 1 0 0 0 3 4 0 1 0 0 107 55
2006*+ 33 MIA MLB 16 16 3.0 1 -4 0 -4 8 2 0 0 0 0 103 62
2007 34 MIA mlb 5 5 1.0 0 0 0 0 2 42 10
Career 168 168 19.5 17 170 4 34 35 16 0 7 29 0 1041 598

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
1996 23 MIA MLB 16 16 1 17 0 17 17.0 17
1999*+ 26 MIA MLB 16 16 1 15 0 15 15.0 15
Career 168 168 2 32 0 17 16.0 32

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1996 23 MIA MLB 16 16 1 6
1998+ 25 MIA MLB 16 16 2 12
2001* 28 MIA MLB 15 15 1 6
Career 168 168 4 24

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Pro Bowls

1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
2006

1st-team All-Pro

1998
1999
2002
2003
2006

Non-Offensive TDs

1998 NFL 2 (6)
Career 4 (175)

Games Started

Career 168 (183)

Intercept. Ret. TD

1996 NFL 1 (4)
1998 NFL 2 (2-- 23)
Active 4 (9)
Career 4 (46)

     

Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)

All-Pro Teams

Glossary
1998 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
1999 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2001 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2002 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf.
2002 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2003 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL
2005 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL
2006 - Associated Press: 1st team all-NFL