Thomas Mayo (born February 13, 1990) is an American gridiron football wide receiver for the Shreveport team of the

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(APL). He was signed as an

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by the Oakland Raiders in 2012. He played college football at California University of Pennsylvania.

College career

In his junior season at Concord University, he was selected to the preseason Consensus Draft Services (CDS) First-team All-American team. In his senior season at California (PA), he was selected for the AP Second-team All-American following the conclusion of his senior season. On January 24, 2011, he was selected to the Don Hansen First-team All-American team while at Concord University. On January 19, 2012, he was named to the D2Football.com First-team All-American. He also was selected to the Daktronics First-team All-American, and Daktronics First-team All-Region. He was selected to the All-PSAC West First-team, preseason Sporting News All-American, preseason Lindy's First-team All-American, preseason D2Football.com Second-team All-American.

Professional career

Oakland Raiders

On May 4, 2012, he signed with the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent. On August 27, he was released.

Chicago Rush

On December 3, 2012, Mayo signed with the Chicago Rush of the

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New York Jets

Mayo signed with the New York Jets on March 1, 2013. He was waived on May 7. He was re-signed five days later. Mayo was released on July 23, and later reverted to the team's injured reserve list. He was waived from the injured reserved list with an injury settlement on July 25.

Spokane Shock

On September 11, 2013, he signed with the

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of the Arena Football League.

Tri-Cities Fever

Mayo signed with the

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of the

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(IFL). After two games of the regular season, Mayo was released to attend the 2015 NFL Veteran Combine.

Nebraska Danger

On June 4, 2015, Mayo signed with the

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. Mayo was released on May 4, 2016.

Winnipeg Blue Bombers

Mayo was with the

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of the

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during the 2016 training camp.

Saskatchewan Roughriders

In 2017, Mayo had a stint with the

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Montreal Alouettes

Mayo spent time with the

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in .

American Patriot League

In 2022, Mayo was selected by the Shreveport team of the

(APL). They were scheduled to begin play in Spring 2023.

Personal life

He is the son of Thomas Mayo, Jr. and Leslie Mayo.

References

External links

California (PA) bio

New York Jets bio

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mayo, Thomas 1990 births Living people Oakland Raiders players Chicago Rush players New York Jets players Spokane Shock players Tri-Cities Fever players Nebraska Danger players Players of American football from Fairfax County, Virginia Players of Canadian football from Virginia People from Reston, Virginia Winnipeg Blue Bombers players Saskatchewan Roughriders players Montreal Alouettes players