Jeff Thomason

For the Australian cricketer, see Jeff Thomson.

Jeff Thomason
No. 49, 83, 85
Position:Tight end
Personal information
Born: (1969-12-30) December 30, 1969 (age 54)
San Diego, California, U.S.
Height:6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:255 lb (116 kg)
Career information
High school:Corona del Mar
College:Oregon
Undrafted:1992
Career history
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Receptions:67
Receiving yards:650
Receiving touchdowns:10
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Jeffrey David Thomason (born December 30, 1969) is a former American football tight end.

First NFL stint

After playing college football at Oregon, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1992. He played for the Bengals, Green Bay Packers, and Philadelphia Eagles, primarily as a reserve player, for ten years.[1] He retired in 2002.

Second NFL stint

Thomason returned to the spotlight before Super Bowl XXXIX when he was re-signed by the Eagles three years after his retirement in order to temporarily replace injured tight end Chad Lewis.[2] After seeing a few plays of action during the Eagles' loss in that game, he retired once again that summer, returning to the construction business he had been working at before he was re-signed.

References

  1. ^ Palmer, Pete; Pullis, Ken; Lahman, Sean; Silverman, Matthew; Gillette, Gary. The ESPN Pro Football Encyclopedia: First Edition, pp. 672-673. ESPN Books, 2006. ISBN 978-1-4027-4216-3.
  2. ^ Darcy, Kieran. "From construction site to Super Bowl". ESPN.com, January 30, 2005. Retrieved on January 10, 2014.