Da'shawn Thomas

Da'shawn Thomas

No. --     Western Ontario Mustangs
Running back
Personal information
Date of birth: August 31, 1987 (1987-08-31) (age 24)
Place of birth: Newport, Arkansas
Height: 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)	Weight: 203 lb (92 kg)
Career information
University: Western Ontario Mustangs
No regular season or postseason appearances
Career history
Georgia Generals (2007) Toronto Argonauts (2008–2009)* Western Ontario Mustangs (CIS) (2009–present) *Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Senior
CFL status: Import
Career highlights and awards
Career CFL statistics as of 2008
Rushing attempts	--
Rushing yards	--
Rushing TDs	--
Stats at CFL.ca

Da'shawn Thomas (August 31, 1987, in Newport, Arkansas) is a Canadian football running back from the U.S. who plays for the Western Ontario Mustangs. He was signed as a street free agent by the Georgia Generals in 2007.

Professional career

Toronto Argonauts

Thomas was signed as a free agent by the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League on February 29, 2008, and placed on the practice roster for the 2008 Toronto Argonauts season. He re-signed with the Argos on January 19, 2009, but was released at the end of training camp.^[1][2]

College career

In an unusual move, Thomas, who had never attended university and only a few days of a junior college in Kansas, registered with the University of Western Ontario and will play for the Western Ontario Mustangs in the 2009 CIS football season. The National Collegiate Athletic Association does not permit an athlete with any professional sports experience to play on a college team. However, since CIS football typically discounts one year for every year of professional experience, it is the only opportunity for Thomas to prepare for the 2010 NFL Draft. Former Mustang Vaughn Martin was drafted in the 2009 NFL Draft and former Mustangs receiver and current Argonaut Tyler Scott and former Argonauts coach Rich Stubler recommended Thomas to Mustangs coach Greg Marshall.^[3][4]

References

1. ^ "Da'shawn Thomas". Player Roster. Toronto Argonauts Football Club. http://www.argonauts.ca/index.php/roster/show/id/1420. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
2. ^ The Canadian Press (2009-06-25). "Running back Ebell among 21 players released by Argonauts". TSN.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=282845. Retrieved 2009-06-25. 
3. ^ Dalla Costa, Morris (2009-08-20). "Thomas journey ends up in Mustang backfield". The London Free Press. http://lfpress.ca/perl-bin/publish.cgi?x=articles&p=273011&s=university_sports. Retrieved 2009-08-23. ^{[dead link]}
4. ^ Forde, Duane (2009-08-20). "Forde: Taking a CFL scouting tour of North America". TSN.ca. http://www.tsn.ca/columnists/duane_forde/?id=288242. Retrieved 2009-08-23. 

Persondata
Name	Thomas, Dashawn
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Date of birth	August 31, 1987
Place of birth	Newport, Arkansas
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