Jeffrey David Thomason (born December 30, 1969) is a former

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First NFL stint

After playing

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, he was signed as an undrafted free agent by the

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in 1992. He played for the Bengals,

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, and

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, primarily as a reserve player, for ten years. He retired in 2002.

Second NFL stint

Thomason returned to the spotlight before

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when he was re-signed by the Eagles three years after his retirement in order to temporarily replace injured tight end

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.Darcy, Kieran
"From construction site to Super Bowl"
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'', January 30, 2005. Retrieved on January 10, 2014. 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

1969 births American football tight ends Cincinnati Bengals players Green Bay Packers players Living people Oregon Ducks football players Philadelphia Eagles players Players of American football from San Diego {{tightend-1960s-stub