CEDRIC THORNTONThornton, CedricHeight: 6-4 Weight: 302 Born: June 21, 1988 Star City, AR High School: Star City (AR) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Southern Arkansas | |
| 2008 | Southern Arkansas | |
| 2009 | Southern Arkansas | |
| 2010 | Southern Arkansas |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 72 | RDT | 16 | 0 |
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 72 | LDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 72 | RDE | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL | 72 | RDE | 13 | 13 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 92 | RDT | 13 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 91 | RDT | 15 | 3 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 89 | 48 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Signed | 7/26/2011 | 2011 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2011 PHI NFL |
| Released | 9/4/2011 | 2011 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2011 PHI NFL |
| Practice Squad | 9/5/2011 | 2011 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2011 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 12/12/2011 | 2011 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2011 PHI NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/10/2015 | 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 4/13/2015 | 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/9/2016 | 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL |
| Signed | 3/11/2016 | 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL |
| Released | 9/3/2017 | 2017 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2017 DAL NFL |
| Signed | 9/5/2017 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/14/2018 | 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL |
| Signed | 7/26/2018 | 2018 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2018 SF NFL |
| Reserve/Retired | 8/22/2018 | 2018 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2018 SF NFL |
| Activated | 4/15/2019 | 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2019 SF NFL |
| Released | 7/27/2019 | 2019 San Francisco 49ers (NFL)2019 SF NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 547 | 0 | 0.0 | 395 | 37.7 | 152 | 33.3 |
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 785 | 0 | 0.0 | 713 | 59.2 | 72 | 14.9 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 715 | 0 | 0.0 | 640 | 55.3 | 75 | 14.5 |
| 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL | 535 | 0 | 0.0 | 493 | 40.6 | 42 | 8.4 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 278 | 0 | 0.0 | 278 | 26.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 450 | 0 | 0.0 | 389 | 35.1 | 61 | 14.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3310 | 0 | 2908 | 402 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 2 | ||
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 8 |
| KICKOFF RETURNS | NO | FC | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 1.0 | 5.0 |
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 1.0 | 8.0 |
| 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL | 1.0 | 6.0 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 1.5 | 9.0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 2.0 | 5.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 7.5 | 39.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 40 | 1 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 41 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 51 | 51 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL | 33 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 22 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills (NFL)2017 BUF NFL | 27 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 220 | 220 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 29 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2012 PHI NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2013 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2013 PHI NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2014 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2014 PHI NFL | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 Philadelphia Eagles (NFL)2015 PHI NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Dallas Cowboys (NFL)2016 DAL NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 Buffalo Bills2017 BUF NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 17 | 4 | 13 | 80 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
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