1. Thomas Tyrell Rawls was born on August 3,1993 and is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League.
37 Facts About Thomas Rawls
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Thomas Rawls was signed by the Seattle Seahawks as an undrafted free agent in 2015.
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Thomas Rawls played college football for the Michigan Wolverines and Central Michigan Chippewas.
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Thomas Rawls graduated from Flint Northern High School in Flint, Michigan, where his coaches nicknamed him "The Train".
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Thomas Rawls rushed for a record 458 yards and eight touchdowns against Bay City Western, breaking a Flint record set by Heisman Trophy winner, Mark Ingram II.
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Thomas Rawls posted a personal-best time of 10.7 seconds in the 100-meter dash and ran the 40-yard dash in 4.50 seconds as a senior.
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Thomas Rawls committed to the University of Michigan on February 1,2011.
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However, Thomas Rawls's playing time was minimal in both the 2012 and 2013 seasons, having only three carries in the entire 2013 season.
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In January 2014, it was announced that Thomas Rawls was transferring to Central Michigan University to play his senior season for the Chippewas.
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On September 13,2014, Thomas Rawls was held out of a game against the Syracuse Orange for unknown reasons but Thomas Rawls had a career game upon his return.
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Thomas Rawls ran the ball 40 times for 229 yards against Ohio, then another 40 times against Northern Illinois for a career-high 270 yards.
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The Chippewas' offense was centered around Thomas Rawls to set up the passing attack.
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Thomas Rawls finished the season with 1,103 rushing yards and 10 touchdowns, despite playing in seven of the team's 13 games due to suspension and injury.
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Thomas Rawls was viewed as a late-round draft pick going into the 2015 NFL draft.
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Thomas Rawls was behind Robert Turbin and Christine Michael on the depth chart, but after the Seahawks traded Michael to the Dallas Cowboys and Turbin suffered an injury and was waived from the team, Rawls made his way onto the roster.
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Thomas Rawls began as a backup along with Fred Jackson to starter Marshawn Lynch and saw his first game action in the season opener for Seattle against the St Louis Rams.
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On September 27,2015, Thomas Rawls saw his first meaningful playing time in a game, rushing for 104 yards in relief of an injured Lynch.
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Thomas Rawls ran for 209 yards on 30 carries and had 255 total yards and 2 touchdowns, the first time a Seahawk eclipsed 200 rushing yards since former NFL MVP Shaun Alexander in 2006.
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At this point in the season, Thomas Rawls had run for three 100-yard games, while incumbent starter Marshawn Lynch had run for over 75 yards only once.
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On November 22,2015, Thomas Rawls broke the Seahawks franchise rookie record for rushing yards.
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Thomas Rawls made NFL history as the first player with 250-plus scrimmage yards, a rushing touchdown and a receiving touchdown in the same game.
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Thomas Rawls continued his breakout campaign with touchdowns against the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings in Weeks 12 and 13, respectively.
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Thomas Rawls had 6 carries for 44 yards before he was injured.
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Thomas Rawls had 147 carries for 830 yards and 4 rushing touchdowns and 1 receiving touchdown in his successful rookie season.
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On December 15,2015, Thomas Rawls was placed on Injured Reserve.
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Thomas Rawls was voted to be in the PFWA All-Rookie Team.
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Thomas Rawls finished the 2016 regular season with 349 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns.
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Thomas Rawls finished the season with 157 rushing yards on 58 carries to go along with nine receptions for 94 yards.
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On March 30,2018, Thomas Rawls signed with the New York Jets.
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On September 19,2018, Thomas Rawls was signed by the Bengals.
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Thomas Rawls appeared in one game for the Bengals in the 2018 season.
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On January 9,2019, Thomas Rawls signed a futures contract with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
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Thomas Rawls was released during final roster cuts on August 30,2019.
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Thomas Rawls was arrested in the spring of 2014 for an April 8 incident in which he and two companions were charged with stealing a 62-year-old woman's purse from a casino.
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Thomas Rawls's arrest led to his indefinite suspension from Central Michigan University's football team.
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Thomas Rawls was reinstated a week later, after accepting a plea deal and missing two games.
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In October 2014, Thomas Rawls pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of attempted larceny and was sentenced to a year's probation and 104 hours of community service.