1. Juan Thornhill was born on October 19,1995 and is an American professional football safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football League.
25 Facts About Juan Thornhill
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Juan Thornhill played college football for the Virginia Cavaliers and was selected by the Kansas City Chiefs in the second round of the 2019 NFL Draft.
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Juan Thornhill committed to the University of Virginia to play college football.
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Juan Thornhill was named the starting free safety moving forward and was paired with starting strong safety Tyrann Mathieu.
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Juan Thornhill finished his rookie campaign with a total of 58 combined tackles, five pass deflections, three interceptions, and one touchdown while starting all 16 games.
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Defensive coordinator Steve Spagnuolo decided to name Daniel Sorensen and Tyrann Mathieu as the starting safeties with Juan Thornhill listed as the backup safety and nickelback.
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Juan Thornhill finished the season with 41 combined tackles, three passes deflected, and one interception while appearing in all 16 games with eight starts.
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Juan Thornhill entered training camp slated as a backup safety.
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Juan Thornhill finished the 2021 NFL season with a total of 64 combined tackles, three pass deflections, and one interception while appearing in all 17 games with 12 starts.
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Head coach Andy Reid selected Juan Thornhill to start at free safety throughout the playoffs, alongside Tyrann Mathieu.
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Juan Thornhill competed against Justin Reid and rookie Bryan Cook.
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Juan Thornhill began the regular season as the starting free safety, alongside strong safety Justin Reid.
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Juan Thornhill was inactive for a Week 12 victory at the Los Angeles Rams due to a calf injury.
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Juan Thornhill finished the season with a total of 71 combined tackles, nine pass deflections, three interceptions, and one sack in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Juan Thornhill was signed as a free agent in order to replace John Johnson III at free safety.
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Head coach Kevin Stefanski officially named Juan Thornhill the starting free safety to begin the regular season, alongside strong safety Grant Delpit.
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Juan Thornhill was inactive for the Cleveland Browns' home-opener against the Cincinnati Bengals after injuring his calf.
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Juan Thornhill was inactive for three consecutive games after reaggravating his calf injury.
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Juan Thornhill had 54 combined tackles and one pass deflection in 11 games and 11 starts.
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Juan Thornhill entered training camp slated as the starting free safety under defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz.
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On September 11,2024, the Cleveland Browns placed Juan Thornhill on injured reserve after reaggravating his calf injury in Week 1.
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Juan Thornhill was sidelined during a Week 13 loss at the Denver Broncos due to another injury to his calf.
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Juan Thornhill finished with 49 combined tackles and three pass deflections while starting in all 11 games he appeared in.
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On February 24,2025, Juan Thornhill was released by the Browns after two seasons.
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On March 19,2025, Juan Thornhill signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on a one-year deal.