Mark Thomas (defensive end)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1969)}}

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{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mark Thomas

| number = 72, 95, 75, 90

| position = Defensive end

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|5|6}}

| birth_place = Lilburn, Georgia, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 5

| weight_lb = 265

| high_school = Parkview (Lilburn, Georgia)

| college = NC State

| draftyear = 1992

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 89

| expansiondraftyear = 1995

| expansiondraftround = 5

| expansiondraftpick = 10

| pastteams =

• San Francisco 49ers ({{NFL Year|1992|1994}})
• Carolina Panthers ({{NFL Year|1995|1996}})
• Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
• Indianapolis Colts (1998–{{NFL Year|2001}})

| highlights =

• Super Bowl champion (XXIX)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 158

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 27.0

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 4

| pfr = ThomMa20

}}

Mark Andrew Thomas (born May 6, 1969) is an American former professional football defensive end who played ten seasons in the National Football League (NFL) for the San Francisco 49ers, Carolina Panthers, Chicago Bears, and Indianapolis Colts. He played college football at North Carolina State University and was selected in the fourth round of the 1992 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1992 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1992/draft.htm |access-date=2023-05-07 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}}