Marco Thomas (born November 27, 1983) is an
American football
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wide receiver who is currently a
free agent
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. He was signed by the
New York Giants
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as an
undrafted free agent
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in 2007. He played
college football
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Unlike most ...
at
Western Illinois
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.
Thomas has also been a member of the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
,
New York Jets
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and
San Diego Chargers
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.
Collegiate career
Marco Thomas was a member of the
Western Illinois University
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History
Western Illin ...
Leathernecks. In 43 games, he caught 109 passes for 1,691 yards and 11 touchdowns
Professional career
NFL
Thomas began his NFL career as an undrafted
free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player who is eligible to sign with other clubs or franchises; i.e., not under contract to any specific team. The term is also used in reference to a player who is under contract at present but who is a ...
for the
New York Giants
The New York Giants are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Giants compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's National Football Conference (NFC) East division. ...
. He also spent time with the
New York Jets
The New York Jets are a professional American football team based in the New York metropolitan area. The Jets compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member club of the league's American Football Conference (AFC) East division. The J ...
from 2007ā08 and both the
Oakland Raiders
The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team that played in Oakland from its founding in 1960 to 1981 and again from 1995 to 2019 before relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan area where they now play as the Las Vegas Raide ...
and
San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers were a professional American football team that played in San Diego from 1961 until the end of the 2016 season, before relocating to Los Angeles, where the franchise had played its inaugural 1960 season. The team is now ...
in 2008.
Arena Football League
Thomas began his
Arena Football League
The Arena Football League (AFL) was a professional arena football league in the United States. It was founded in 1986, but played its first official games in the 1987 season, making it the third longest-running professional football league in ...
career with the
Chicago Rush in 2010. Chicago picked up Thomas at the end of the season. He caught 25 passes for 323 yards and two touchdowns before a knee injury ended his season. In 2011, he returned to the Rush and caught 16 passes for 140 yards and one touchdown before being released. After his release, he joined the San Jose SaberCats. In 2014, Thomas was named First-team
All-Arena as well as the Wide Receiver of the Year. On March 15, 2015, Thomas was assigned to the
Philadelphia Soul
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.
Career receiving statistics
References
External links
Montreal Alouettes bioWestern Illinois Leathernecks bio
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1983 births
Living people
Players of American football from Chicago
Players of Canadian football from Chicago
American football wide receivers
American players of Canadian football
Canadian football wide receivers
Western Illinois Leathernecks football players
New York Giants players
Oakland Raiders players
New York Jets players
San Diego Chargers players
Montreal Alouettes players
Chicago Rush players
San Jose SaberCats players
Iowa Barnstormers players
Philadelphia Soul players