Jhaustin Thomas (born April 13, 1993) is an American former professional football defensive lineman. He played college football for the Trinity Valley Cardinals from 2013 to 2014 and the Iowa State Cyclones from 2015 to 2016.
 Thomas before a Toronto Argonauts game in 2019. | |
| Born: | April 13, 1993 Atlanta, Georgia, U.S. |
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| Career information | |
| CFL status | American |
| Position(s) | Defensive lineman |
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) |
| Weight | 275 lb (125 kg) |
| College | Iowa State Trinity Valley |
| High school | Columbia High (Decatur, Georgia) |
| NFL draft | 2017, undrafted |
| Career history | |
| As player | |
| 2017* | Indianapolis Colts |
| 2017* | Cleveland Browns |
| 2017* | Oakland Raiders |
| 2017–2018* | Denver Broncos |
| 2019–2020 | Toronto Argonauts |
| 2021* | Hamilton Tiger-Cats |
| *Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career stats | |
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Professional career
editIndianapolis Colts
editAfter going undrafted in the 2017 NFL draft, Thomas signed as an undrafted free agent with the Indianapolis Colts on May 4, 2017.[1] He played in all four pre-season games in 2017, but was part of final roster cuts on September 2, 2017.[2]
Cleveland Browns
editThomas signed a practice squad agreement with the Cleveland Browns on September 19, 2017, but was released shortly after on September 22, 2017.[1][3]
Oakland Raiders
editOn October 25, 2017, Thomas signed with the Oakland Raiders, but he was released on October 28, 2017.[1]
Denver Broncos
editThomas signed with the Denver Broncos on December 7, 2017 to their practice squad where he remained for the rest of the 2017 NFL season.[4] He signed a futures contract after the season ended, but was released on April 30, 2018.[1]
Toronto Argonauts
editThomas signed with the Toronto Argonauts during the team's training camp on May 25, 2019.[5] He played in the team's first preseason game on May 30, 2019 where he was injured and subsequently released on June 1, 2019.[6][7] He was re-signed to a practice roster agreement on July 17, 2019 where he remained until making his professional regular season debut on August 16, 2019 in a start against the Edmonton Eskimos where he had one defensive tackle.[6][8] He recorded his first sack on September 2, 2019 in the Labour Day Classic against the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[9] In total, he played in 11 regular season games, making five starts at tackle, while recording 14 defensive tackles and one sack.[9]
In the following off-season, Thomas signed a contract extension with the Argonauts on December 9, 2019.[10] However, the 2020 CFL season was cancelled and Thomas did not play in 2020. He then signed another extension on December 18, 2020.[11] However, he was released following the end of the team's training camp on July 29, 2021.[12]
Hamilton Tiger-Cats
editOn August 13, 2021, it was announced that Thomas had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.[13] He spent time on the team's practice roster and was eventually released on September 27, 2021.[14]
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Jhaustin Thomas TSN bio". TSN. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ Ites, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Colts Announce Full List of Roster Cuts". Horseshoe Heroes.
- ^ "Browns sign DL Jhaustin Thomas to practice squad". Cleveland Browns. September 19, 2017.
- ^ "Denver Broncos sign Jhaustin Thomas to practice squad". predominantlyorange.com. December 12, 2017.
- ^ "Argos add three on Day 7 of camp". Toronto Argonauts. May 25, 2019.
- ^ a b "Argos tweak their roster for Friday night's date with Eskimos". Toronto Sun. August 16, 2019.
- ^ "Argonauts sign defensive lineman Rawlings, release four players". Sportsnet. June 1, 2019.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
- ^ a b "Hogan 2020 positional breakdown: DL". Toronto Argonauts. July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Argos re-sign Thomas and Spaziani + add Blumenthal". Toronto Argonauts. December 9, 2019.
- ^ "Argos extend six Americans". Toronto Argonauts. December 18, 2020.
- ^ "Rosters taking shape: Tracking cuts across the CFL". Canadian Football League. July 29, 2021.
- ^ "Ticats add former Argo Jhaustin Thomas to practice roster". Canadian Football League. August 13, 2021.
- ^ "Transactions – Football player trades and signings". Canadian Football League. Retrieved October 1, 2021.