Chase Thomas

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Chase Thomas
No. -- Free agent
Position: Outside Linebacker
Personal information
Date of birth: (1989-06-10) June 10, 1989 (age 35)
Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia
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Career information
High school: Marietta (GA) Walton
College: Stanford
Undrafted: 2013
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
  • All-Pac-12 First Team (2012)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013
Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Chase Thomas (born June 10, 1989) is an American football linebacker who is currently a free agent. He was originally signed by the New Orleans Saints as an undrafted free agent.[1]

Early years

Thomas attended Walton High School in Marietta, Georgia. Thomas was ranked as the 26th prospect from the state of Georgia and was the 27th prospect at the outside linebacker position by Rivals.com.[2] Thomas was also named to the All-Southeast Region for the Class of 2008 by PrepStar.[2] He played in the Under Armour All-America Game after his senior season in high school.[2] Thomas earned first team all-state honors and was named the Cobb County Defensive Player of the Year following his outstanding Junior season with 82 tackles, 10 sacks and a fumble recovery.[2]

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight 40 Commit date
Chase Thomas
Outside linebacker
Marietta, Georgia Walton High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 4.7 Sep 22, 2007 
Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 81 (DE)   Rivals: 27 (OLB), 26 (Georgia)
  • ‡ Refers to 40 yard dash
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height, weight and 40 time.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

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College career

Thomas was named an All-American by Sporting News in 2011 after recording 51 tackles and 8.5 sacks.[3][4]

Professional career

2013 NFL Combine

Pre-draft measurables
Ht Wt Arm length Hand size 40-yd dash 10-yd split 20-yd split 20-ss 3-cone Vert Broad BP
6 ft 3 in 244 lb 32 1/4 in 9 5/8 in 4.91 s 4.31 s 7.17 s 32.0 in 9 ft 5 in 18 reps
All values from NFL Combine[5]

New Orleans Saints

On April 27, 2013, Thomas was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New Orleans Saints. On August 19, 2013, he was waived by the Saints.[6]

Oakland Raiders

On August 20, 2013, the Oakland Raiders claimed Chase Thomas off waivers from the Saints.[7] On August, 31st he was waived by the Raiders.

Atlanta Falcons

He was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad on September 17, 2013.

San Francisco 49ers

He signed with the San Francisco 49ers on May 27, 2014. Thomas was on the 53-member roster for weeks 10, 11, 12 and 16.

References

  1. NFL Draft Scout
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  3. DeCastro, Chase Thomas and Fleener Named Sporting News All-Americans
  4. Sporting News' All-American team
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