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John Thornton

John Jason Thornton

Position: DT
Height: 6-3    Weight: 297 lbs.
Born: October 2, 1976 in Philadelphia, PA
College: West Virginia

Drafted by the Tennessee Titans in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 1999 Draft

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Defense & Fumbles

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Def Interceptions Fumbles Tackles
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Sk Int Yds TD Lng PD FF Fmb FR Yds TD Tkl Ast Sfty
1999 23 TEN 78 16 3 4.5 1 0 0 0 0 16 4 1
2000 24 TEN LDT 78 16 16 4.0 0 0 1 0 0 19 9
2001 25 TEN 78 3 0 0 0 0 0 1
2002 26 TEN LDT 78 16 16 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 15 5
2003 27 CIN LDT 97 16 16 6.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 2 0 19 12
2004 28 CIN LDT 97 16 16 3.0 0 0 0 0 4 37 20
2005 29 CIN RDT 97 16 16 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 24 18
2006 30 CIN RDT 97 15 15 2.0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 0 0 28 15
2007 31 CIN RDT 97 14 14 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 24 8
2008 32 CIN RDT 97 15 11 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 24 6
Career 143 123 27.5 1 0 0 0 18 4 0 6 2 0 206 97 1
6 yrs CIN 92 88 17.0 1 0 0 0 14 3 0 5 2 0 156 79
4 yrs OTI 51 35 10.5 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 1 0 0 50 18 1

Kick & Punt Returns

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Punt Returns Kick Returns
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS Ret Yds TD Lng Y/R Rt Yds TD Lng Y/Rt APYd
2000 24 TEN LDT 78 16 16 1 16 0 16 16.0 16
Career 143 123 1 16 0 16 16.0 16

Scoring Summary

Glossary · ProBowl(*), 1st-team All-Pro(+), · CSV · PRE
Year Age Tm Pos No. G GS RshTD RecTD PR TD KR TD FblTD IntTD OthTD 2PM XPM FGM Sfty Pts
1999 23 TEN 78 16 3 1 2
Career 143 123 1 2

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

Safeties

1999 NFL 1 (1)
Active 1 (7)
Career 1 (69)

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)