Chad Thomas
{{Short description|American football player (born 1995)}}
{{Use American English|date=September 2024}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=January 2019}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Chad Thomas
| image = Chad Thomas (49093291653) (cropped).jpg
| alt =
| caption = Thomas with the Cleveland Browns in 2019
| current_team =
| number = 92
| position = Defensive end
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|10|12}}
| birth_place = Miami, Florida, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 5
| weight_lb = 278
| high_school = Booker T. Washington (Miami)
| college = Miami (FL)
| draftyear = 2018
| draftround = 3
| draftpick = 67
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2018}}–{{NFL Year|2019}})
| status =
| highlights =
| statseason =
| statweek =
| statlabel1 = Total tackles
| statvalue1 = 26
| statlabel2 = Sacks
| statvalue2 = 4.0
| statlabel5 = Pass deflections
| statvalue5 = 1
}}
Chad Thomas (born October 12, 1995), also known as Major Nine,{{cite web|url=http://caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2017/03/20/producer-of-sacks-and-beats-chad-thomas-makes-track-for-rick-ross/|title=Rick Ross calls on college football player, artist & music producer Chad Thomas - Canes Watch|publisher=}} is an American rapper and former professional football player. He played as a defensive end for the Cleveland Browns of the National Football League (NFL). Thomas played college football for the Miami Hurricanes and was selected by the Browns in the third round of the 2018 NFL draft.
Early life
Thomas led Booker T. Washington High School to the Class 4A state title as junior in 2012 and class 4A state champs as senior in 2013. He recorded 57 tackles and six sacks in 2012. He was named 2013 second-team All-USA by USA Today and tallied 71 tackles and eight sacks as senior. After high school, Thomas chose Miami over Alabama, Florida State, Arkansas and Duke.{{cite web|url=https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5290|title=University of Miami Hurricanes Official Athletic Site|website=hurricanesports.com}}
College career
Professional career
On December 27, 2017, it was announced that Thomas had accepted his invitation to play in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game.{{cite web |title=Chad Thomas Will Play in East-West Shrine Game |url=https://247sports.com/college/miami/article/chad-thomas-will-play-in-east-west-shrine-game-112776631/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=247sports.com |author=Ivins, Andrew |date=December 27, 2017 }} He had a productive week of practice and separated himself as the top defensive end prospect playing in the East-West Shrine Game.{{cite web |title=Big O Scouts Florida Players: Chad Thomas Shines At East-West Shrine |url=https://miami.cbslocal.com/2018/01/19/big-o-scouts-florida-players-chad-thomas-shines-at-east-west-shrine/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=miami.cbslocal.com |date=January 19, 2018}} On January 20, 2017, Thomas made one tackle as part of the East who lost 14–10 to the West in the 2018 East-West Shrine Game.{{cite web |title=East-West Shrine Game stats |url=https://www.shrinegame.com/stats1 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=shrinegame.com}} His overall performance during the week garnered him an invitation to the 2018 Senior Bowl.{{cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft: Miami Hurricanes' Chad Thomas gets Senior Bowl spot |url=http://caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/01/19/2018-nfl-draft-miami-hurricanes-chad-thomas-gets-senior-bowl-spot/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com |author=Porter, Matt |date=January 19, 2018}} Thomas also impressed scouts and team representatives during practices for the Senior Bowl, but was unable to play in the game due to an unspecified injury.{{cite web |title=Miami Hurricanes football: How did UM prospects fare at the Senior Bowl? |url=http://caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com/2018/01/27/miami-hurricanes-football-how-did-um-prospects-fare-at-the-senior-bowl/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=caneswatch.blog.palmbeachpost.com |author=Porter, Matt |date=January 27, 2018}} Thomas attended the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis and completed the majority of drills, but opted to skip the bench press, short shuttle, and three-cone drill.
{{external media
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[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-combine/0ap3000000924370/Chad-Thomas-full-2018-NFL-Scouting-Combine-workout Chad Thomas' NFL Combine Workout]
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[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000926443/Breaking-down-DL-Chad-Thomas-college-highlights NFL Draft Profile: Chad Thomas]
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On March 28, 2018, Thomas participated at Miami's pro day and performed the 40-yard dash (4.78s), 20-yard dash (2.81s), 10-yard dash (1.74s), vertical jump (32.5"), broad jump (9'10"), short shuttle (4.83s), and three-cone drill (7.36s). At the conclusion of the pre-draft process, Thomas' draft projections varied from as early as the third or fourth rounds to as late as the sixth or seventh rounds by NFL draft experts and scouts.{{cite web |title=Where is Miami Hurricanes DE Chad Thomas projected in NFL Draft? |url=https://www.caneswarning.com/2018/04/26/where-is-miami-hurricanes-de-chad-thomas-projected-in-nfl-draft/ |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=caneswarning.com}} He was ranked as the 14th best defensive end in the draft by Scouts Inc. and was ranked the 19th best defensive end by DraftScout.com.{{cite web |title=NFL Chad Thomas -ESPN |url=http://espn.com/nfl/draftcard?playerId=101651 |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=ESPN.com }}{{Dead link|date=November 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
{{NFL predraft
| height ft = 6
| height in = 5
| weight = 281
| dash = 4.92
| ten split = 1.70
| twenty split = 2.85
| shuttle = 4.83
| cone drill = 7.36
| vertical = 29
| broad ft = 9
| broad in = 8
| bench =
| wonderlic =
| arm span = 33 1/2
| hand span = 10 1/4
| note = All values from NFL Combine{{cite web|url=https://www.nfl.com/prospects/chad-thomas?id=32462018-0002-5599-6684-11680216f757|title=NFL Draft Profile: Chad Thomas|work=National Football League|access-date=August 26, 2018}}{{cite web |title=Chad Thomas, DS #19 DE, Miami (FL) |url=http://www.draftscout.com/ratings/dsprofile.php?pyid=130713&draftyear=2018&genpos=de |access-date=August 26, 2018 |website=draftscout.com}}
}}
The Cleveland Browns selected Thomas in the third round (67th overall) of the 2018 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=2018 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2018/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-17 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was the sixth defensive end drafted in 2018.{{cite web|title=Browns select Miami DE Chad Thomas with No. 67 pick in 2018 NFL Draft|url=http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-select-Miami-DE-Chad-Thomas-with-No-67-pick-in-2018-NFL-Draft/9d0db69d-cdc5-4442-8e61-a02fb93e2208|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501171031/http://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/article-5/Browns-select-Miami-DE-Chad-Thomas-with-No-67-pick-in-2018-NFL-Draft/9d0db69d-cdc5-4442-8e61-a02fb93e2208|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 1, 2018|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=April 27, 2018|access-date=May 27, 2018}} On May 21, 2018, the Browns signed Thomas to a four-year, $4.08 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $1.04 million.{{Cite news |last=Cabot |first=Mary Kay |date=May 22, 2018 |title=Browns sign Chad Thomas and Antonio Callaway to their rookie contracts |url=https://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2018/05/browns_sign_chad_thomas_and_an.html |access-date=July 26, 2018 |work=The Plain Dealer}}{{cite web |title=Spotrac.com: Chad Thomas contract |url=https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/cleveland-browns/chad-thomas-25166/ |access-date=August 25, 2018 |website=Spotrac.com}} He was waived by the Browns on September 5, 2020.{{cite web|title=Browns announce initial 53-man roster heading into 2020 season|url=https://www.clevelandbrowns.com/news/browns-53-man-roster-2020-season|author=Gribble, Andrew|website=ClevelandBrowns.com|date=September 5, 2020}}
{{external media
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[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-draft/0ap3000000929630/Browns-select-Chad-Thomas-No-67-in-the-2018-NFL-Draft Browns draft Chad Thomas 67th overall]
| video2 =
[http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-first-draft/0ap3000000925497/First-Draft-Chad-Thomas First Draft: Chad Thomas]
}}
Music career
Thomas is also a music producer and rapper, known as Major Nine. Thomas has worked with Rick Ross, Raphael Saadiq, and has produced his own music.{{cite web|url=https://genius.com/Major-nine-testimony-lyrics|title=Major Nine – Testimony|website=Genius.com}} In 2020, he appeared on Chris Brown and Young Thug's mixtape Slime & B, on the track "Trap Back".{{cite web|url=https://listen.tidal.com/album/140576140|title=Slime & B by Chris Brown|publisher=Tidal|access-date=May 8, 2020}}
References
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External links
- [https://hurricanesports.com/roster.aspx?rp_id=5592 Miami Hurricanes bio]
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Category:American football defensive ends
Category:Cleveland Browns players
Category:Miami Hurricanes football players
Category:Players of American football from Miami
Category:Booker T. Washington Senior High School (Miami, Florida) alumni