Defense & Fumbles
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| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty | AV |
| 2002 | 24 | IND | LB | 50 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 45 | 36 | 9 | 1 | 1 | ||||||
| 2003 | 25 | IND | RLB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 145 | 112 | 33 | 6 | 8 | ||
| 2004 | 26 | IND | LLB | 50 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 94 | 71 | 23 | 4 | 6 | ||
| 2005 | 27 | IND | LLB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 83 | 61 | 22 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 2006 | 28 | TEN | LLB | 50 | 16 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0.0 | 109 | 87 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 5 | |||||
| 2007 | 29 | TEN | LLB | 50 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 122 | 93 | 29 | 10 | 1 | 9 | |
| 2008 | 30 | TEN | LLB | 50 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0.0 | 78 | 60 | 18 | 6 | 2 | 8 | |||||
| 2009 | 31 | TEN | LLB | 50 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | 60 | 46 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |||||
| Career | 121 | 102 | 5 | 24 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 | 736 | 566 | 170 | 35 | 4 | 48 | |||||
| 4 yrs | IND | 63 | 47 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.0 | 367 | 280 | 87 | 12 | 22 | |||||
| 4 yrs | TEN | 58 | 55 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 369 | 286 | 83 | 23 | 4 | 26 | ||||
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk | Comb | Solo | Ast | TFL | QBHits | Sfty |
| 2002 | 24 | IND | LB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | ||||||||||||
| 2003 | 25 | IND | RLB,WLB | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 29 | 25 | 4 | 3 | ||
| 2004 | 26 | IND | LB,LLB | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | ||||||
| 2005 | 27 | IND | SLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| 2007 | 29 | TEN | LLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 2008 | 30 | TEN | LLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 55 | 42 | 13 | 4 | 0 | ||||||||
| 4 yrs | IND | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 46 | 36 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||
| 2 yrs | TEN | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |||||||
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Frequently Asked Questions
How old is David Thornton?
David Thornton is 45 years old.
When was David Thornton born?
David Thornton was born on November 1, 1978.
Where was David Thornton born?
David Thornton was born in Goldsboro, NC.
How tall is David Thornton?
David Thornton is 6-2 (188 cm) tall.
How much did David Thornton weigh when playing?
David Thornton weighed 233 lbs (105 kg) when playing.
Is David Thornton in the Hall of Fame?
David Thornton has not been elected into the Hall of Fame.
How many games did David Thornton play?
David Thornton played 121 games over his career.
How many sacks did David Thornton have?
David Thornton had 5.0 sacks over his career.
When did David Thornton retire?
David Thornton last played in 2009.
What is David Thornton's Twitter account?
David Thornton is on Twitter at DT_50.
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