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 92   Santonio Thomas   DL
  Height: 6-4   Weight: 305
  Year: 2   Yrs/Pat: 2
  Acquired: FA-05
  School: Miami (Fla.)
  Born: Jul 2, 1981    

Personal

Santonio Thomas was born on July 2, 1981 ... Considered one of the state's top defensive linemen coming out of high school ... Named All-American by USA Today and National Bluechips ... Ranked among the nation's top 20 defensive ends by Prep Football Report ... Two-time first-team Class 3A All-State selection ... Notched 15 quarterback sacks as a senior in 1999 ... Collected 105 tackles for a team that won the Class 3A Florida State Championship ... Selected to play for Florida in the Florida-Georgia All-Star Game.



Career Transactions

Santonio Thomas was signed as an undrafted free agent by the New England Patriots on April 30, 2005 ... Released by the Patriots (8/30/05) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/21/05) ... Signed to the Patriots active roster (1/6/05) ... Listed among the day-of-game inactives for both of the Patriots' 2005 playoff games ... Released by the Patriots (9/2/06) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/3/06) ... Signed to the Patriots' active roster (1/23/07) ... Released by the Patriots (9/1/07) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (9/3/07) ... Signed to the Patriots' active roster (9/8/07) ... Released by the Patriots (10/26/07) ... Signed to the Patriots practice squad (10/29/07) ... Signed to the Patriots' active roster (2/2/08).



Career Statistics

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2007 Season

2007 (4/0/0/3):  Signed from the practice squad September 9, 2007.

at N.Y. Jets (9/9):  Made his first NFL appearance during the Patriots' 38-14 win over the Jets... Collected three tackles (solo) in 38-14 road victory over Jets... Bottled up Jets running back Thomas Jones for 1 yard for his first NFL tackle. San Diego (9/16):  Combined with James Sanders to drop Chargers running back LaDainian Tomlinson for no gain on a third-and-one in the second quarter.  Buffalo (9/23):  Played in reserve at defensive tackle and contributed one tackle in the Patriots' 38-7 victory over the Bills.  at Cincinnati (10/1): Inactive.  Cleveland (10/7):  Inactive.  at Dallas (10/15):  Inactive.  at Miami (10/21):  Played in a reserve role on the defensive line and on special teams coverage units in the Patriots' 49-28 victory over the Dolphins.
 



2005 Season

2005 (0/0/0/0): Signed from the practice squad on Jan. 7, 2006.

2005 Postseason (0/0/0/2): Jacksonville (1/7): Inactive. at Denver (1/14): Inactive.



College

As a senior in 2004, earned a starting role in spring practice and started the season's first six games before suffering a knee injury... Returned for the final two games... Tallied nine tackles, two tackles for loss, two quarterback pressures, a forced fumble, a fumble recovery, and a pass breakup... Selected to play in the East-West Shrine game... In 2003, played in 10 games, recording 22 tackles (8 solo), five quarterback hurries, three pass breakups, one forced fumble and one recovered fumble...Made three tackles, forced a fumble and broke up a pass against Florida State...Was awarded a medical redshirt for the 2002 season after suffering a season-ending should injury in the game at Florida... As a sophomore, played extensively at defensive tackle, seeing action in 11 games and collecting 26 tackles...Twice garnered a season-high four tackles against West Virginia and Temple... In 2000, worked into the playing rotation in the defensive line immediately... Saw action in three games and made one tackle.



Extra Points
  • Santonio attended Glades Central High School in Florida, the same high school as current NFL players Willie Jones (Kansas City Chiefs), Fred Taylor (Jacksonville Jaguars), and Santonio Holmes (Pittsburgh Steelers).