Eric Thomas (cornerback)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1964)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Eric Thomas

| number = 22, 26

| position = Cornerback

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|9|11}}

| birth_place = Tucson, Arizona, U.S.

| height_ft = 5

| height_in = 11

| weight_lb = 181

| high_school = Norte del Rio (CA)

| college = Tulane

| draftyear = 1987

| draftround = 2

| draftpick = 49

| pastteams =

• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1987|1992}})
• New York Jets ({{NFL Year|1993|1994}})
• Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|1995}})

| highlights =

• Pro Bowl (1988)

| statlabel1 = Interceptions

| statvalue1 = 17

| statlabel2 = Interception yards

| statvalue2 = 102

| statlabel3 = Touchdowns

| statvalue3 = 1

| pfr = T/ThomEr01

}}

Eric Jason Thomas (born September 11, 1964) is an American former professional football player who was a cornerback for nine seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the Cincinnati Bengals, New York Jets and Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Tulane Green Wave. The Bengals selected Thomas in the second round of the 1987 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1987 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1987/draft.htm |access-date=2023-09-25 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He went to the Pro Bowl after the 1988 season.{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2199&dat=19890118&id=vDEyAAAAIBAJ&sjid=DeYFAAAAIBAJ&pg=6312,3425891|title=KC's Lewis won't play in Pro Bowl|date=18 January 1989|work=Lawrence Journal-World|publisher=AP|page=2D|accessdate=2 November 2014}}