- Joey Thomas
Infobox NFLactive
name=Joey Thomas
currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|08|20
birthplace=Seattle, Washington
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=195
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Green Bay Packers
college=Montana State
draftyear=2004
draftround=3
draftpick=70
pastteams=
*Green Bay Packers (2004-2005)
*New Orleans Saints (2005)
*Dallas Cowboys (2007)*
*Edmonton Eskimos (2007)
*Miami Dolphins (2008)*:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
highlights=
* 2x First-team All-Big Sky (2002-2003)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=34
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=0.0
statlabel3=INT
statvalue3=0
nfl=THO237023Joseph Elleweyn "Joey" Thomas (born
August 20 ,1980 in city-state|Seattle|Washington) is anAmerican football cornerback who is currently afree agent . He was drafted by theGreen Bay Packers in the third round of the2004 NFL Draft . He playedcollege football at Montana State.Thomas has also been a member of the
New Orleans Saints ,Dallas Cowboys ,Edmonton Eskimos , andMiami Dolphins .Early years
Thomas attended John F. Kennedy High School in
Burien, Washington and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he played quarterback and defensive back, and as a quarterback, he was a two-time All-Area selection and a two-time All-State selection. As a junior defensive back, he had eight interceptions, which ranked second in the state. Joey Thomas graduated from John F.Kennedy High School in 1999.Professional career
Thomas was drafted out of
Montana State University in the third round of the2004 NFL Draft by theGreen Bay Packers . While playing a minor role in the Packers defense in his rookie year, his impressive play in the2005 minicamps had Thomas in prime position to outseat fellow second year cornerAhmad Carroll for the No. 2 cornerback position. He ended up starting one game in Week 2 for the Packers before being relegated to nickleback, as before.Thomas' play took a severe downturn after the Packers'
2005 bye week. In Week 7 against theMinnesota Vikings , he allowed Minnesotawide receiver Marcus Robinson out of bounds, stopping the clock on a critical last minute Vikings drive that ended up costing the Packers the game. After embarrassing himself by falling down on a play after committing a critical hands to the face penalty against theCincinnati Bengals in Week 8; Thomas was benched and rookie Mike Hawkins took his place. Thomas was later waived by Green Bay onNovember 2nd , 2005 He was then picked up by theNew Orleans Saints onNovember 3rd , 2005.External links
* [http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1300 CFL bio]
* [http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/thomas_joey_2004-05/ Green Bay Packers bio]
* [http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=33162 Miami Dolphins bio]
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