Tyler Thomas
No. 24 Winnipeg Blue Bombers | |
Date of birth | September 28, 1990 |
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Place of birth | Jackson, Michigan |
Career information | |
Status | Practice roster |
CFL status | International |
Position(s) | RB |
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) |
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg) |
College | Bacone |
High school | Jackson (MI) |
Career history | |
As player | |
2014 | Edmonton Eskimos |
2015–present | Winnipeg Blue Bombers |
Career stats | |
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Tyler Thomas (born September 28, 1990) is an American football running back for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He played college football at Bacone College and attended Jackson High School in Jackson, Michigan.[1] He has also been a member of the Edmonton Eskimos.
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College career
Thomas recorded 133 carries for 822 yards and eight touchdowns; 15 receptions for 134 yards and one touchdown; and 12 kickoff returns for 478 yards and one touchdown in his last season for the Bacone Warriors. He was named Bacone's 2012 Offensive Most Valuable Player and the Offensive Player of the Year in the Central States Football League.[2]
Professional career
Edmonton Eskimos
Thomas signed with the Edmonton Eskimos on May 5, 2014.[2] He was released by the Eskimos on March 16, 2015.[3]
Winnipeg Blue Bombers
Thomas was signed to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers' practice roster on August 5, 2015.[3]
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- Living people
- 1990 births
- African-American players of American football
- African-American players of Canadian football
- American football running backs
- Bacone Warriors football players
- Canadian football running backs
- Edmonton Eskimos players
- People from Jackson, Michigan
- Players of American football from Michigan