1. Terrell R Thomas was born on January 8,1985 and is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback in the National Football League.
37 Facts About Terrell Thomas
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Terrell Thomas was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft.
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Terrell Thomas is only the second player in NFL history, after linebacker Thomas Davis, to play a down in the league after suffering from three torn ACLs in the same knee.
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Terrell Thomas rushed for 1,300 yards and had 16 rushing touchdowns.
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Terrell Thomas added 600 yards returning for a total of 2,200 yards of total offense.
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Terrell Thomas was named the league's MVP and Area Offensive Player of the year.
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Terrell Thomas was selected to the 2002 Super Prep All-American team, All CIF Division II first team, Tom Lemming All-West, LA Times All-Inland Empire First Team and Press Telegram's Best in the West First Team.
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Terrell Thomas was named a 2007 third team preseason All-American.
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Terrell Thomas was named to the 2007 Jim Thorpe Award Watch List.
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Terrell Thomas gave up 17 catches for 149 yards and 1 touchdown.
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Terrell Thomas had 4 interceptions and was voted to his second straight All-Pac-10 2nd Team, prior to the start of 2007 spring drills, Thomas underwent surgery to repair a left shoulder dislocation.
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Terrell Thomas returned to start all 13 games and again received All-Pac-10 2nd-team recognition.
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Terrell Thomas ranked 9th on the squad with 45 tackles and had a sack with 4.5 stops for losses.
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Terrell Thomas forced 3 fumbles, recovered another and batted away 7 passes, he gained 44 yards on 4 interception returns.
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Terrell Thomas was the senior member and leader of the secondary that held Brady Quinn to his lowest college completion percentage in a November 2006 game.
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In 2005, Terrell Thomas took over strong side cornerback for the first 2 games of the 2005 season, but he suffered torn ligaments in his right knee vs Arkansas, underwent surgery and was lost for the rest of the year.
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Terrell Thomas finished with 5 solo tackles and a pass break-up.
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Terrell Thomas reclaimed his right cornerback job in 2006, earning All-Pac-10 Conference 2nd-team honors.
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Terrell Thomas ranked 7th on the team with 50 tackles and had 3 sacks for losses of 32 yards.
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Terrell Thomas added 2 fumble recoveries, including 1 he returned for a touchdown.
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In 2004, Terrell Thomas played in 11 games as a reserve cornerback after moving over from free safety in spring drills, most of his playing time was in the dime packages and on special teams and he made 9 tackles, but batted away a pair of passes and intercepted 2 others solo tackles and a pass break-up.
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Terrell Thomas was selected by the New York Giants in the second round of the 2008 NFL draft, after projecting to be a third round pick.
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Terrell Thomas was the 63rd overall pick of the draft and the final pick of the second round.
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Terrell Thomas missed games in his rookie season due to injuries.
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Terrell Thomas made the first interception of his NFL career against the Arizona Cardinals in week 12 of the 2008 NFL season, returning it 13 yards.
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Terrell Thomas ended his rookie season by playing in 12 games and starting 2.
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Terrell Thomas mostly played in nickel packages and contributed in Special Teams.
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Terrell Thomas accounted for 45 tackles, one interception, four passes defended and one force fumble.
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Terrell Thomas took advantage of the opportunity, before the bye Terrell Thomas had 41 tackles, 9 passes defended, 3 interceptions, 1 sack and 1 force fumble.
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Aaron Ross was able to come back after the bye but Terrell Thomas held on firmly to his starting spot.
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Terrell Thomas finished the season as the number one corner because of injuries to Corey Webster and Aaron Ross being placed on injured reserve.
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Terrell Thomas's stats were 85 tackles, the highest on the team, five interceptions, one sack, 18 passes defended and one force fumble.
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Terrell Thomas was tied for twelfth in interceptions for the league.
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Terrell Thomas suffered an injury to his surgically repaired ACL early in training camp, but he expected to recover and return sometime during the 2012 season.
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In 2013, Terrell Thomas became the second player to come back from three torn ACLs in the same knee, joining Carolina Panthers linebacker Terrell Thomas Davis, who tore his ACL in each year from 2009 to 2011.
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Terrell Thomas' production was largely speculated to severely decrease after the three ACL tears, yet Terrell Thomas quickly recovered from his injuries, and totaled 67 tackles, 1 interception, and 16 games played over the course of his 2013 season.
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On July 28,2014, Terrell Thomas was signed by the Seattle Seahawks.