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ZACH THOMAS

Thomas, Zachary Michael
Height: 5-11 Weight: 231
Born: September 1, 1973 Pampa, TX
High School: White Deer (TX); Pampa (TX)

Year	College	Status
1992	Texas Tech	Lettered
1993	Texas Tech	Lettered
1994	Texas Tech	Lettered
1995	Texas Tech	Lettered

Draft: 5th round (154th overall) 1996 Miami Dolphins

NFL Playoff Statistics

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	54	MLB	16	16
1997 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1997 MIA NFL	54	MLB	15	15
1998 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1998 MIA NFL	54	MLB	16	16
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	54	MLB	16	16
2000 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2000 MIA NFL	54	MLB	11	11
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	54	MLB	15	15
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	54	MLB	16	16
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	54	MLB	15	15
2004 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2004 MIA NFL	54	MLB	13	13
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	54	MLB	14	14
2006 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2006 MIA NFL	54	MLB	16	16
2007 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2007 MIA NFL	54	LLB-MLB	5	5
2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL	55	RILB	16	14
13 Years (NFL)13 Years NFL			184	182

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	4/21/1996	1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL
Signed	7/10/1996	1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL
Free Agent	2/12/1999	1998 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1998 MIA NFL
Signed	2/12/1999	1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL
Injured Reserve	12/4/2007	2007 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2007 MIA NFL
Released	2/15/2008	2007 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2007 MIA NFL
Signed	2/28/2008	2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL
Unrestricted Free Agent	2/27/2009	2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL
Signed	4/12/2009	2009 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2009 KC NFL
Released	9/5/2009	2009 Kansas City Chiefs (NFL)2009 KC NFL
Signed	5/20/2010	2010 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2010 MIA NFL
Retired	5/21/2010	2010 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2010 MIA NFL

AWARDS
1998 Associated Press All-NFL
1999 Associated Press All-NFL
2002 Associated Press All-NFL
2002 Pro Bowl All-AFC
2002 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
2003 Associated Press All-NFL
2006 Associated Press All-NFL
2006 Sporting News All-NFL
2006 Pro Football Weekly All-AFC
2023 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME
2023 PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME

SCORING	TD	X1	X1A	X1%	X2	X2A	DX	FG	FGA	FG%	S	SAF	PTS
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
1998 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1998 MIA NFL	2	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	12
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	1	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	6
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	4	0	0		0	0	-	0	0		-	0	24

INTERCEPTIONS	NO	YDS	AVG	LG	TD
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	3	64	21.3	27	1
1997 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1997 MIA NFL	1	10	10.0	10	0
1998 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1998 MIA NFL	3	21	7.0	17t	2
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
2000 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2000 MIA NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	2	51	25.5	34t	1
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	1	7	7.0	7	0
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	3	21	7.0	19	0
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	1	0	0.0	0	0
2006 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2006 MIA NFL	1	-4	-4.0	-4	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	17	170	10.0	34t	4

KICKOFF RETURNS	NO	FC	YDS	AVG	LG	TD	20+	40+	FUM
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	1	0	17	17.0	17	0	0	0	0
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	1	0	15	15.0	15	0	0	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2	0	32	16.0	17	0	0	0	0

SACKS	NO	YDS
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	2.0
1997 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1997 MIA NFL	0.5
1998 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1998 MIA NFL	2.0	16.0
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	1.0	10.0
2000 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2000 MIA NFL	1.5	3.5
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	3.0	27.0
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	0.5	5.5
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	1.0	5.0
2004 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2004 MIA NFL	2.0	15.0
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	2.0	16.0
2006 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2006 MIA NFL	3.0	14.0
2007 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2007 MIA NFL	1.0	8.0
2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL	1.0	1.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	20.5	105.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1996 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1996 MIA NFL	0	0	0	2	2	7	0
2000 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2000 MIA NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	0	0	0	1	1	22	0
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	8	8	29	0

DEFENSE	TKL	DEF	ST	MT	QH	TFL	FF	PD	BL
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	134	134	0	0	1	13	1	9	0
2000 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2000 MIA NFL	99	99	0	0	1	8	0	1	0
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	155	155	0	0	2	4	2	4	0
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	156	156	0	0	1	4	0	4	0
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	153	153	0	0		9	1	10	0
2004 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2004 MIA NFL	145	145	0	0		9	0	4	0
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	162	162	0	0		13	4	3	0
2006 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2006 MIA NFL	165	165	0	0	3	7	2	8	0
2007 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2007 MIA NFL	52	52	0	0	1	2	0	2	0
2008 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2008 DAL NFL	94	84	0	0	1	4	0	3	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	1315	1305	0	0	10	73	10	48	0

PENALTIES	Called	Declined	Accepted	Yards	Nullified Yards	First Downs	Stalled Drives
1999 Miami Dolphins (NFL)1999 MIA NFL	1	0	1	5	0	1	0
2001 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2001 MIA NFL	3	0	3	17	0	2	0
2002 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2002 MIA NFL	2	1	1	15	0	1	0
2003 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2003 MIA NFL	3	0	3	32	0	3	0
2005 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2005 MIA NFL	2	0	2	5	0	2	0
2006 Miami Dolphins (NFL)2006 MIA NFL	3	0	3	40	0	3	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	14	1	13	114	0	12	0

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