1. Thomas James Duarte was born on March 30,1995 and is an American former professional football player who was a tight end in the National Football League.
20 Facts About Thomas Duarte
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Thomas Duarte played college football for the UCLA Bruins and earned second-team All-Pac-12 Conference honors as a junior in 2015.
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Thomas Duarte spent most of his two seasons with the Dolphins on their practice squad.
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Thomas Duarte played for the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football in 2019.
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Thomas Duarte played tackle football for a year against players who were three to four years older.
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Thomas Duarte returned to tackle football as a high school freshman at Mater Dei High in Santa Ana.
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Thomas Duarte played on defense at linebacker, and had 42 tackles, 10 quarterback sacks, three interceptions and a fumble recovery.
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Thomas Duarte was named Player of the Year by the Los Angeles Times and Offensive Player of the Year by The Orange County Register.
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The son of a Mexican-American father and Japanese-American mother, Thomas Duarte was one of the rare high-profile college recruits to be of Asian descent.
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Thomas Duarte was rated a four-star prospect and capable of playing tight end, H-back, or wide receiver in college.
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Thomas Duarte decided to attend the University of California, Los Angeles, his mother's alma mater.
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Thomas Duarte struggled with hamstring injuries during his first two seasons with the Bruins.
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Thomas Duarte finished the season with 53 receptions for 872 yards, and led the team with 10 touchdown catches.
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Thomas Duarte was the top performer in his position on the 40-yard dash, vertical jump, broad jump, 3-cone drill and the 20-yard shuttle at 2016 NFL Combine.
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Thomas Duarte was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the seventh round, 231st overall, in the 2016 NFL draft.
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On September 2,2017, Thomas Duarte was waived by the Dolphins and was signed to the practice squad the next day.
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On September 3,2018, Thomas Duarte was signed to the Los Angeles Chargers' practice squad.
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In 2019, Thomas Duarte joined the Arizona Hotshots of the Alliance of American Football.
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Thomas Duarte caught eight passes for 111 yards and two touchdowns before the league suspended operations mid-season.
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Thomas Duarte signed with the Carolina Panthers on April 8,2019.