Nicholas-Devon Thurman (born June 12, 1995) is an

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for the

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of the

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(NFL). He played

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for

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High school career

Thurman played high school football at

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. Thurman was a three star recruit coming out of high school and committed to the

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to play football.

College football career

Thurman played in 44 games in his career at Houston, recording 92

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, 15

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, and 4.5 sacks. Thurman was named to the

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watch list going into his senior season.

Professional career

Houston Texans

Thurman signed with the

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as an

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on May 14, 2018. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thurman signed with the

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on April 4, 2019. He was waived on April 29, 2019.

New England Patriots

On May 2, 2019, Thurman was signed by the

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. He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, and signed to the team's

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the next day. After spending the entire 2019 season on the practice squad, Thurman signed a reserve/futures contract with the Patriots on January 6, 2020. He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, and signed to the practice squad the next day. He was elevated to the active roster on September 19, September 26, October 17, and October 24 for the team's weeks 2, 3, 6, and 7 games against the

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, and

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; he reverted to the practice squad after each game. He made his NFL debut against the Seahawks. He was signed to the active roster on October 31. He was waived on November 14, 2020, and re-signed to the practice squad four days later. He was elevated to the active roster again on December 28 for the week 16 game against the

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, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. On August 31, 2021, Thurman was waived by the Patriots.

Atlanta Falcons

On October 26, 2021, Thurman was signed to the

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practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022. On August 30, 2022, Thurman was waived by the Falcons.

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 27, 2022, Thurman was signed to the

practice squad. He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023.

References

External links

New England Patriots bio
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