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Carl Grady "Tre" Thomas III (born September 12, 1975) is a former American football defensive back that played in NFL Europa, the National Football League and the XFL.
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| Position: | Defensive back |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 12, 1975 Houston, Texas |
| Height: | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Weight: | 216 lb (98 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Kempner (Sugar Land, Texas) |
| College: | Texas |
| Undrafted: | 1997 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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| Stats at Pro Football Reference | |
Background
editBorn in Sugar Land, Texas, he graduated from Kempner High School. He played college football for the University of Texas at Austin from 1993 to 1996 during which time they won the last SWC Championship in 1995 and the first Big 12 conference Championship in 1996. Against Pittsburgh in 1995, he recorded 3 interceptions, tied for the 2nd most interceptions in a game in school history.[1]
Pro football career
editHe signed with the Detroit Lions in 1997 and the Jacksonville Jaguars in 1998 and in both cases he was cut at the end of training camp, but then later made their practice squads.[2] In 1999, he played in the NFL Europe for the Berlin Thunder and was then signed by the New York Giants. He spent much of the season on the practice squad, but was elevated for two games, recording a tackle while wearing jersey #29.[3]
In 2001, he played for the Memphis Maniax of the XFL.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Texas Football Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ Vann, Leah. "Former Longhorn safety Tre Thomas reflects on time at UT". Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Tre Thomas NFL Transactions". Retrieved November 13, 2024.
- ^ "Tre Thomas". Retrieved November 13, 2024.
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