Donald Thomas (American football)

Donald Thomas (American football)
Donald Thomas

Thomas with the Dolphins in 2009
No. 64     New England Patriots
Guard
Personal information
Date of birth: September 25, 1985 (1985-09-25) (age 26)
Place of birth: New Haven, Connecticut
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight: 310 lb (141 kg)
Career information
College: Connecticut
NFL Draft: 2008 / Round: 6 / Pick: 195
Debuted in 2008 for the Miami Dolphins
Career history
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
Stats at NFL.com

Donald Grant Thomas (born September 25, 1985 in New Haven, Connecticut) is an American football guard who currently plays for the New England Patriots. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft. He played college football at Connecticut.

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Early years

Thomas, as a freshman, played two games with neighboring town West Haven High School JV team because Career Magnet High School does not have a football team. The New Haven Public School addressed Thomas's athletic eligibility and since Career had other varsity sports, they declared Thomas could not play for West Haven High School. Despite this, Thomas excelled at other sports, such as basketball, baseball, and soccer.

College career

Thomas entered University of Connecticut without the intention of playing sports. Once he played pick-up basketball with Huskies linebacker Danny Lansanah, Lansanah persuaded Thomas to try-out for a walk-on position for University of Connecticut's varsity football team. Thomas' strong work ethic eventually earned him a full scholarship and a starting guard position where he was named All Big East in 2007 for UConn.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

Thomas was promoted to the starting right guard on the third day of training camp over Trey Darilek. He made his NFL debut on September 7, 2008 against the New York Jets. Thomas injured his left foot in the second quarter but played through the injury and finished the game. The injury later proved to be a Lisfranc fracture and Thomas was placed on season-ending injured reserve on September 9.

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Active roster

3 Stephen Gostkowski | 8 Brian Hoyer | 10 Tiquan Underwood | 11 Julian Edelman | 12 Tom Brady | 14 Zoltan Mesko | 15 Ryan Mallett | 17 Taylor Price | 18 Matthew Slater | 22 Stevan Ridley | 24 Kyle Arrington | 25 Patrick Chung | 26 Phillip Adams | 27 Antwaun Molden | 29 Sterling Moore | 31 Sergio Brown | 32 Devin McCourty | 33 Kevin Faulk | 34 Shane Vereen | 39 Danny Woodhead | 42 BenJarvus Green-Ellis | 44 James Ihedigbo | 48 Danny Aiken | 50 Rob Ninkovich | 51 Jerod Mayo | 52 Dane Fletcher | 53 Jeff Tarpinian | 54 Brian Waters | 55 Brandon Spikes | 58 Tracy White | 59 Gary Guyton | 62 Ryan Wendell | 63 Dan Connolly | 64 Donald Thomas | 70 Logan Mankins | 71 Brandon Deaderick | 72 Matt Light | 74 Kyle Love | 75 Vince Wilfork | 76 Sebastian Vollmer | 77 Nate Solder | 81 Aaron Hernandez | 83 Wes Welker | 84 Deion Branch | 85 Chad Ochocinco | 87 Rob Gronkowski | 90 Niko Koutouvides | 93 Andre Carter | 94 Shaun Ellis | 95 Mark Anderson | 96 Jermaine Cunningham | 97 Ron Brace | 98 Gerard Warren
Practice squad

28 Josh Victorian | 35 Ross Ventrone | 45 Garrett Mills | 47 Mike Rivera | 49 Markell Carter | 65 Nick McDonald | 68 Matt Kopa | 69 Alex Silvestro
Reserve lists

21 Ras-I Dowling (IR) | 26 Bret Lockett (IR) | 30 Josh Barrett | 47 Christian Cox (IR) | 60 Rich Ohrnberger (IR) | 61 Marcus Cannon (NF-Inj.) | 67 Dan Koppen (IR) | 69 Kyle Hix (IR) | 91 Myron Pryor (IR) | 99 Mike Wright (IR)

AFC East: BUF · MIA · NE · NYJ • North: BAL · CIN · CLE · Persondata

Name Thomas, Donald Grant
Alternative names
Short description American football guard
Date of birth September 25, 1985
Place of birth New Haven, Connecticut
Date of death
Place of death

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