1. De'Anthony Marquies Thomas was born on January 5,1993 and is an American professional football wide receiver and return specialist who is a free agent.
42 Facts About De'Anthony Thomas
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De'Anthony Thomas played college football for the Oregon Ducks and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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When Thomas was 12 years old, he was a Pop Warner Football star and played for the Crenshaw Bears in Snoop Dogg's Snoop Youth Football League.
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De'Anthony Thomas graduated from Crenshaw High School in Los Angeles, California, where he played running back, defensive back, and wide receiver under the leadership of coach Robert Garrett.
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De'Anthony Thomas rushed for 1,299 yards and 18 touchdowns on offense and collected five interceptions on defense while leading Crenshaw to its second straight city championship.
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De'Anthony Thomas played in the 2011 US Army All-American Bowl.
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De'Anthony Thomas was a track sprinter, named a 2013 NCAA Division I All-American as anchor of Oregon's 4x100 relay team.
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De'Anthony Thomas has a personal best of 10.25 seconds in the 100 meters and 20.39 seconds in the 200 meters.
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De'Anthony Thomas was one of the most decorated prep football players to ever come out of Los Angeles and one of the most sought after recruits of the 2011 recruiting class.
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On January 29,2011, De'Anthony Thomas secretly visited Oregon on a recruiting trip and decided to play for the Ducks in Chip Kelly's blur offense.
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De'Anthony Thomas had a standout 2011 season as a true freshman for Oregon.
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De'Anthony Thomas was the only player in the 2011 college football year to amass 400 yards each in rushing, receiving, and returns.
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De'Anthony Thomas was a co-recipient of the 2011 CFPA Kickoff Returner Trophy and a freshman All-American selection.
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De'Anthony Thomas was on many Heisman watch lists ahead of the 2012 season.
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In 2012, De'Anthony Thomas continued his role as an all-purpose weapon for the Ducks.
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De'Anthony Thomas amassed 701 yards rushing, for 11 touchdowns, and another 445 yards receiving, for 5 touchdowns.
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De'Anthony Thomas led the Pac-12 conference in rushing yards per attempt with 7.6.
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De'Anthony Thomas was featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated on September 24,2012.
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On January 5,2014, De'Anthony Thomas announced he would forgo his senior season and enter the 2014 NFL draft.
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De'Anthony Thomas was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft.
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De'Anthony Thomas ended the season with 405 punt return yards off of 34 attempts.
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De'Anthony Thomas was the Chiefs main kick returner, he returned 14 kicks for 428 yards.
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On December 31,2015, De'Anthony Thomas was placed on the non-football illness list.
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De'Anthony Thomas made his return to the field in the 2016 season.
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De'Anthony Thomas saw much of his role decrease, especially as a return specialist, with the emergence of rookie speedster Tyreek Hill.
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De'Anthony Thomas still got to return 15 kicks for 338 yards, but didn't return a single punt.
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De'Anthony Thomas compiled 3 tackles for the season.
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De'Anthony Thomas was shortly removed from that job when he became more involved in the offense with the injury of their No 1 receiver Chris Conley.
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In 16 games, De'Anthony Thomas had 143 yards on 14 receptions for 2 touchdowns.
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De'Anthony Thomas continued to be a gunner on special teams, racking up 2 combined tackles.
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De'Anthony Thomas was placed on injured reserve on January 2,2018, with a leg injury.
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De'Anthony Thomas only played in 5 games during the 2018 season due to injury.
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De'Anthony Thomas continued as a gunner on special teams making 4 combined tackles.
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De'Anthony Thomas was placed on injured reserve on October 13,2018, after suffering a fractured leg in practice.
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In only 6 games with the Chiefs, De'Anthony Thomas had a very slim role in the offense with 1 rushing attempt for 4 yards, and 1 reception for 6 yards.
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On November 5,2019, De'Anthony Thomas was signed by the Baltimore Ravens.
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De'Anthony Thomas became the Ravens primary return man for the rest of the season.
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De'Anthony Thomas played in the Ravens Divisional Round Playoff game against the Tennessee Titans where he added 3 kick returns for 71 yards in the loss.
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De'Anthony Thomas chose to opt-out of the 2020 NFL season due to the COVID-19 pandemic on July 27,2020.
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De'Anthony Thomas was waived after the season on January 18,2021.
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On February 1,2022, De'Anthony Thomas signed with the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League for the 2022 season.
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In May 2022, De'Anthony Thomas failed to show up to rookie training camp in Kamloops, BC.