Joey Thomas

Infobox NFLactive
name=Joey Thomas


currentteam=Free Agent
currentnumber=--
currentposition=Cornerback
birthdate=birth date and age|1980|08|20
birthplace=Seattle, Washington
heightft=6
heightin=1
weight=195
debutyear=2004
debutteam=Green Bay Packers
college=Montana State
draftyear=2004
draftround=3
draftpick=70
pastteams=
*Green Bay Packers (2004-2005)
*New Orleans Saints (2005)
*Dallas Cowboys (2007)*
*Edmonton Eskimos (2007)
*Miami Dolphins (2008)*:*Offseason and/or practice squad member only
status=Active
highlights=
* 2x First-team All-Big Sky (2002-2003)
statweek=17
statseason=2007
statlabel1=Tackles
statvalue1=34
statlabel2=Sacks
statvalue2=0.0
statlabel3=INT
statvalue3=0
nfl=THO237023

Joseph Elleweyn "Joey" Thomas (born August 20, 1980 in city-state|Seattle|Washington) is an American football cornerback who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Montana State.

Thomas has also been a member of the New Orleans Saints, Dallas Cowboys, Edmonton Eskimos, and Miami Dolphins.

Early years

Thomas attended John F. Kennedy High School in Burien, Washington and was a student and a letterman in football. In football, he played quarterback and defensive back, and as a quarterback, he was a two-time All-Area selection and a two-time All-State selection. As a junior defensive back, he had eight interceptions, which ranked second in the state. Joey Thomas graduated from John F.Kennedy High School in 1999.

Professional career

Thomas was drafted out of Montana State University in the third round of the 2004 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers. While playing a minor role in the Packers defense in his rookie year, his impressive play in the 2005 minicamps had Thomas in prime position to outseat fellow second year corner Ahmad Carroll for the No. 2 cornerback position. He ended up starting one game in Week 2 for the Packers before being relegated to nickleback, as before.

Thomas' play took a severe downturn after the Packers' 2005 bye week. In Week 7 against the Minnesota Vikings, he allowed Minnesota wide receiver Marcus Robinson out of bounds, stopping the clock on a critical last minute Vikings drive that ended up costing the Packers the game. After embarrassing himself by falling down on a play after committing a critical hands to the face penalty against the Cincinnati Bengals in Week 8; Thomas was benched and rookie Mike Hawkins took his place. Thomas was later waived by Green Bay on November 2nd, 2005 He was then picked up by the New Orleans Saints on November 3rd, 2005.

External links

* [http://www.cfl.ca/roster/show/id/1300 CFL bio]
* [http://www.packers.com/history/all_time_roster/player/thomas_joey_2004-05/ Green Bay Packers bio]
* [http://www.miamidolphins.com/newsite/team/roster/playerBio.asp?docid=33162 Miami Dolphins bio]