1. Julius Dewayne Thomas was born on June 27,1988 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League.
21 Facts About Julius Thomas
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Julius Thomas played college football and basketball at Portland State, and was drafted by the Denver Broncos in the fourth round of the 2011 NFL draft.
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Julius Thomas played for the Jacksonville Jaguars and Miami Dolphins.
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Julius Thomas finished the season with 29 receptions for 453 yards and two touchdowns for Portland State's football team.
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Julius Thomas played four seasons for the Portland State basketball team.
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Julius Thomas was twice named to the Big Sky All-Tournament team.
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Julius Thomas was selected in the fourth round with the 129th overall pick by the Denver Broncos in the 2011 NFL draft.
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Julius Thomas was the highest selected Portland State Viking since quarterback Neil Lomax was selected in the second round by the St Louis Cardinals in 1980.
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Julius Thomas did not record any statistics in the 2012 season.
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Julius Thomas scored his first and second career touchdowns in the season opener against the Baltimore Ravens on September 5,2013, having a five catch, 110-yard, two-touchdown breakout performance.
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Julius Thomas followed up this performance in Week 2 with a six-catch, 47-yard performance that ended with a game-sealing touchdown against the New York Giants.
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In Week 16, in a win over the Houston Texans, Julius Thomas caught a touchdown from Peyton Manning, which was his 51st touchdown pass of the season, which set a single season record.
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Julius Thomas ended the season with 12 touchdown receptions, the most by any Denver Broncos tight end.
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Three days later, Julius Thomas was fined $8,000 for a chop block on Cardinals defensive end Calais Campbell.
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Julius Thomas had six receptions for 53 yards in the loss.
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On March 10,2015, Julius Thomas signed a five-year, $46 million contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Julius Thomas was placed on injured reserve on December 10,2016, after missing two games with a back injury.
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Julius Thomas was placed on injured reserve on December 20,2017.
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Julius Thomas played in 14 games with 12 starts, recording 41 catches for 388 yards for three touchdowns.
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On March 14,2018, Julius Thomas was released by the Dolphins.
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Julius Thomas is currently studying clinical health psychology at Nova Southeastern University.