David Thomas

John David Thomas

Position: TE
Height: 6-3 Weight: 240 lbs.

Born: July 5, 1983 in Plainview, TX
College: Texas (school history) (Thomas college stats)
Drafted by the New England Patriots in the 3rd round (86th overall) of the 2006 NFL Draft.

Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 15 (5701st overall since 1950)

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Other SR Links: College Football at Sports-Reference.com

News -- March 2013

3/13 FootballPerspective.com: What veterans did the eventual Super Bowl Champs add in the prior offseason?: Happy New Year to the NFL, which opened for business at 4PM yesterday. It’s been a busy couple of days, as the Seahawks...

2/20 Musket Fire: New England Patriots Rundown: Sebastian Vollmer and Steve Breaston: 1. Mike Reiss of ESPN Boston believes that the New England Patriots will give star right tackle Sebastian Vollmer a preliminary...

11/27 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Three limited: New Orleans Saints TE David Thomas (undisclosed), OT Zach Strief (groin) and CB Corey White (knee) were limited in practice Tuesday,...[+] Nov. 27. Interim head coach Joe Vitt said Strief was closer to playing in Week 13. 'Our right tackle situation is going to be fine in this game,' Vitt said. 'There's a lot of ways we can help that position. There's a lot of ways which we do help that position. We have the next man up theory that we've gone to.'
11/26 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | David Thomas, Jed Collins find end zone: New Orleans Saints TE David Thomas had four grabs for 24 yards and a touchdown in the Week 12 game against the San Francisco 49ers,...[+] and FB Jed Collins added two receptions for nine yards and a score.

10/17 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Jimmy Graham questionable: New Orleans Saints TE Jimmy Graham (ankle) is highly questionable for Week 7 after he missed practice Wednesday, Oct. 17. It's...[+] unclear if he dealing with a high or low ankle sprain, but he doesn't look to be back to 100 percent health. Graham has been doing some running, and the team is optimistic he'll be back sooner than later. TE David Thomas is the backup tight end should Graham be unable to suit up in Week 7.

3/11 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | David Thomas expected to be ready for 2012: New Orleans Saints TE David Thomas (concussion) is expected to ready to play next season after dealing with concussions this season....[+]

11/23 WhoDatDish.com: New Orleans Saints swap tight ends due to injury: Saints TE David Thomas (Source: tophatal.wordpress.com) Although no official announcement has been made by the New Orleans Saints...
11/23 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | David Thomas placed on IR: The New Orleans Saints placed TE David Thomas (concussion) on the season-ending Injured Reserve list Tuesday, Nov. 22. To replace...[+] him, the team promoted TE Michael Higgins from the practice squad to the active roster.

10/30 WhoDatDish.com: New Orleans Saints at St. Louis Rams inactive list: Saints RB Darren Sproles (Source: seattlepi.com) New Orleans Saints inactives: running back Mark Ingram, corner Johnny Patrick,...

3/2 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Four receive tender offer: New Orleans Saints impending free-agent TE David Thomas, DE Jeff Charleston, DT Remi Ayodele and FS Roman Harper received tender...[+] offers from the team, reports Mike Triplett, of the New Orleans Times-Picayune. The levels of the tenders are not known.

2/22 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Jimmy Graham should emerge as pass-catching tight end: New Orleans Saints second-year TE Jimmy Graham can quickly take over the team's pass catching role at tight end with the release...[+] of TE Jeremy Shockey, reports Pat Yasinskas, of ESPN. Graham has tremendous upside and emerged quickly during his first season. The team will likely keep TE David Thomas, too, who will rotate with Graham and serve as the blocking option.

1/13 WhoDatDish.com: Love and Money in a Green League; Some Key Saint Players May Go: For New Orleans Saints fans, it is that time again when true fandom is morphed by salary caps, expiring contracts, and cost effectiveness....
1/7 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Four practice Friday: New Orleans Saints DL Alex Brown (shoulder), TE Jeremy Shockey (groin), TE David Thomas (knee) and LB Anthony Waters (ankle) practiced...[+] in full Friday, Jan. 7, and are probable for the team's Wild Card game this weekend, according to NewOrleansSaints.com.
1/6 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | Three players practice Thursday: New Orleans Saints TE David Thomas (knee), DE Alex Brown (shoulder) and LB Anthony Waters (ankle) fully participated in practice...[+] Thursday, Jan. 6, according to NewOrleansSaints.com.
1/5 KFFL.com Hot off the Wire: Saints | David Thomas limited WednesdayNew Orleans Saints TE David Thomas (knee) was limited during practice Wednesday, Jan. 5, reports WWLTV.com....[+] New Orleans Saints TE David Thomas (knee) was limited during practice Wednesday, Jan. 5, reports WWLTV.com.