Eric Thomas (wide receiver)

Eric Thomas
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Thomas catching a pass against Tennessee in 2012
Shreveport Rouxgaroux
Position:Wide receiver, return specialist
Personal information
Born: (1991-11-11) November 11, 1991 (age 33)
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight:210 lb (95 kg)
Career information
High school:Evangel Christian Academy
(Shreveport, Louisiana)
College:Troy
Undrafted:2014
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career highlights and awards
  • 2010 New Orleans Bowl champion
  • 2011 Second Team All-Sun Belt
  • 2012 All-Sun Belt Honorable Mention
  • 2013 First Team All-Sun Belt
  • Second Team All-IFL, Offense (2018)
  • 2 x IFL player of the Week
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Eric L. Thomas Jr. (born November 11, 1991) is an American football wide receiver and return specialist currently signed with the Shreveport Rouxgaroux of the National Arena League. Prior to his arena football career, Thomas played in both the National Football League and the Canadian Football League.

College career

Thomas played for the Troy Trojans football team from 2010 to 2013. During those years, the Trojans won the 2010 New Orleans Bowl, and Thomas amassed 2,655 yards on 197 catches; he was only 7 yards shy of a 1,000 yard season in 2013. Furthermore, Thomas became the Sun Belt Conference leader in receiving touchdowns, with 29 during his career.[1] While playing at Troy, Thomas majored in criminal justice.[2]

College statistics

Receiving
Year Team GP Rec Yds Avg TD
2010 Troy 10 9 120 13.3 1
2011 Troy 12 67 875 13.1 9
2012 Troy 12 55 667 12.1 7
2013 Troy 12 66 993 15.0 12
46 197 2,655 13.5 29

Professional career

As the all time Sun Belt Conference leader in receiving touchdowns, Thomas received interest by NFL teams, and was even brought in for a pre-draft visit by the Indianapolis Colts.[3] However, Thomas was not selected in the 2014 NFL draft.

NFL

Despite going undrafted, the Colts signed Thomas as a priority free agent, including a signing bonus of $6,000.[4] Thomas played in 3 preseason games, catching 2 passes for 18 yards before his release.[5] Thomas was signed to the Colts practice roster later in the year, where he spent two weeks.[6] Thomas was also signed to the Buffalo Bills practice squad in 2014,[7] but was cut after a week in favor of Tobais Palmer.[8]

CFL

Thomas next played for the Saskatchewan Roughriders of the Canadian Football League, signing on for the 2015 season.[9] However, after catching only one pass for 7 yards in the two preseason games,[10] Thomas was released.[11]

IFL

Thomas joined the Cedar Rapids Titans of the Indoor Football League. He spent the first part of 2016 playing with Cedar Rapids and adapting to the rules of arena football, but was released during the season. After his release, Thomas was picked up by the Titans rival, the Nebraska Danger partway through the 2016 season. Thomas's first season in Nebraska saw him play in only 5 regular season games, but was effective in two postseason games, catching 4 touchdowns. The following year, Thomas had increased usage, surpassing 400 yards on the year. Thomas had a breakout year in 2018; he recorded his first 100-yard game in week 3, and was named one of the players of the week after catching 3 touchdowns to help defeat the eventual champion Iowa Barnstormers in week 6.[12] On special teams, Thomas was named player of the week following a week 4 victory after contributing a recovered onside kick into a touchdown return.[13] By the end of the 2018 season, Thomas was named to the 2nd team All IFL Offense.[14] Thomas recorded his second 100-yard receiving game in 2019, and saw an increased usage on special teams; Thomas took over long snapping duties, and a returner he was named special teams player of the week of week 10 in 2019, for two return touchdowns.[15] Thomas led the league in combined return touchdowns for 2019 with 3, and scored his 50th career touchdown on a rush in the regular season finale against the Barnstormers, a victory which sent Thomas and the Danger to the playoffs for the 4th consecutive year.[16] In the playoffs, Thomas caught the lone touchdown pass from quarterback Tommy Armstrong in the first game, an upset of the higher seeded Green Bay Blizzard, but was disqualified for unsportsmanlike conduct late in the second game, a loss to the Arizona Rattlers in which Thomas recorded 5 catches, four of which were touchdowns as well as a two-point conversion catch.

Green Bay Blizzard

Following the 2019 season, the Nebraska Danger were put up for sale by their owners, Bosselman Enterprises.[17] Unable to find a buyer in time to qualify for the 2020 IFL season, players became free agents and needed to find new teams. In November 2019, Thomas signed with the Green Bay Blizzard.[18] Hoping to build on a winning 2019 season and their first playoff berth since 2012, Thomas and the Blizzard were denied a chance to play due to the COVID-19 pandemic causing the 2020 IFL season being cancelled.[19] Thomas did play for the team in 2021, scoring a combined 11 touchdowns through 6 games. However, following a cancelled game with the Louisville Xtreme, who were subsequently voted out of the league for failing to pay players,[20] Thomas was not brought back to the 4-4 team following the impromptu bye week, during which additional players from Louisville were added to the roster. While Thomas remained a free agent for the rest of the season, the Blizzard finished the year by winning only one game out of six, with an overall record of 5-9. It was the first year where a team Thomas played for missed the IFL playoffs.

Iowa Barnstormers

During IFL free agency, Thomas signed with the Iowa Barnstormers for the 2022 season.[21] Ironically, Iowa was the last team Thomas played against as a member of the Blizzard. Thomas played in 4 games, but suffered an injury and was placed on the reserve list through the season.

NAL

On August 17, 2024, it was announced that Thomas had signed with his hometown team, the Shreveport Rouxgaroux of the National Arena League.[22]

Professional statistics

IFL regular season

Receiving Rushing Kick return Missed FG return
Year Team G Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds TD Ret Yds TD Ret Yds TD
2016 CRT 7 9 78 8.7 2 3 8 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
2016 NEB 5 12 124 10.3 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NEB 16 37 419 11.3 8 8 106 3 24 329 1 0 0 0
2018 NEB 12 56 658 11.8 16 3 21 1 11 138 1 0 0 0
2019 NEB 14 40 449 11.2 11 10 77 2 24 526 2 1 58 1
2020 GB Season cancelled
2021 GB 7 16 201 12.6 9 3 2 1 3 80 1 0 0 0
2022 IB 4 11 128 11.6 1 4 16 2 3 81 0 0 0 0
Totals: 65 183 2,057 11.2 48 32 232 10 65 1,154 5 1 58 1

[23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29]

IFL playoffs

Receiving Rushing Kick return Missed FG return
Year Team G Rec Yds Avg TD Att Yds TD Ret Yds TD Ret Yds TD
2016 NEB 2 7 71 10.1 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2017 NEB 1 3 33 11.0 0 0 0 0 2 54 1 0 0 0
2018 NEB 1 1 12 12.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2019 NEB 2 8 58 7.3 5 2 8 0 3 99 0 0 0 0
Totals: 6 19 174 9.2 9 2 8 0 5 153 1 0 0 0

References

  1. ^ "Sun Belt Conference Career Leaders and Records for Receiving Touchdowns". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  2. ^ "Eric Thomas - Football". Troy University Athletics.
  3. ^ Wells, Brad (April 4, 2014). "Troy WR Eric Thomas to visit Colts". Stampede Blue.
  4. ^ "Eric Thomas". Spotrac.com.
  5. ^ "Eric Thomas Game Stats | NFL.com". nfl.com.
  6. ^ "Eric Thomas signs with Colts". shreveporttimes.com.
  7. ^ "Bills sign WR Eric Thomas to Practice Squad". buffalobills.com.
  8. ^ "WR Tobais Palmer added to Practice Squad". buffalobills.com.
  9. ^ Bale, Kelly (May 16, 2015). "Roughriders Sign Receivers Devin Wilson and Eric Thomas".
  10. ^ "2015-06-13 Game Tracker - Saskatchewan Roughriders vs. Edmonton Eskimos (2176)".
  11. ^ McCormick, Murray (June 15, 2015). "Roughriders release Sunseri". Regina Leader-Post.
  12. ^ Relations, Danger Media. "Thomas earns Danger Player of the Week honors". ksnblocal4.com.
  13. ^ "Eric Thomas, Nebraska Danger, Special Teams Player of the Week". Indoor Football League. March 21, 2018.
  14. ^ "IFL Annnounces [sic] 2018 All-IFL Teams". Indoor Football League. June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on July 3, 2018.
  15. ^ "Eric Thomas, Nebraska Danger, Special Teams Player of the Week". Indoor Football League. May 3, 2019.
  16. ^ [email protected], The Independent Sports Staff. "Danger rally to defeat Barnstormers, secure playoff bid". The Grand Island Independent.
  17. ^ [email protected], Dale Miller. "Bosselman puts the Nebraska Danger up for sale". The Grand Island Independent.
  18. ^ "Tweet". twitter.com. Retrieved July 14, 2020.
  19. ^ "IFL Cancels Remaining 2020 Games". Indoor Football League. April 13, 2020.
  20. ^ "Indoor Football League terminates Louisville Xtreme's membership". June 15, 2021.
  21. ^ "Barnstormers Sign Veteran Wide Receiver - OurSports Central". December 3, 2021.
  22. ^ "Andddd we have another one☝🏻 Please welcome Shreveport native, Eric Thomas! #geauxroux". Instagram - Shreveport Rouxgaroux. August 17, 2024. Retrieved August 20, 2024.
  23. ^ "Indoor Football League". Indoor Football League.
  24. ^ "Indoor Football League". Indoor Football League.
  25. ^ "Indoor Football League". Indoor Football League.
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  27. ^ "Indoor Football League". Indoor Football League.
  28. ^ "2021 Football - Overall Statistics - Indoor Football League".
  29. ^ https://goifl.com/teamstats.aspx?path=football&year=2022&school=ia#player-stats

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