Thomas Sanders (American football)
{{Short description|American football player (born 1962)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2023}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Thomas Sanders
| number = 20, 45
| position = Running back
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1962|1|4}}
| birth_place = Giddings, Texas, U.S.
| height_ft = 5
| height_in = 11
| weight_lb = 203
| high_school = Giddings (TX)
| college = Texas A&M
| draftyear = 1985
| draftround = 9
| draftpick = 250
| pastteams =
- Chicago Bears ({{NFL Year|1985|1989}})
- San Diego Chargers (1990)*
- Philadelphia Eagles ({{NFL Year|1990|1991}})
| highlights =
| statlabel1 = Rushing yards
| statvalue1 = 1,239
| statlabel2 = Average
| statvalue2 = 3.9
| statlabel3 = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue3 = 12
| pfr = SandTh00
}}
Thomas Derrick Sanders (born January 4, 1962) is an American former professional football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Bears in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL draft.{{Cite web |title=1985 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1985/draft.htm |access-date=October 5, 2023 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season.{{Cite web |date=January 27, 1986 |title=Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1986-01-27-mn-540-story.html |access-date=October 31, 2023 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}} He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle. He played college football at Texas A&M University.
NFL career statistics
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| colspan="2"| Legend |
|---|
| style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"|
| Won the Super Bowl |
| Bold
| Career high |
=Regular season=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1985 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| CHI
| 15 || 0 || 25 || 104 || 4.2 || 28 || 1 || 1 || 9 || 9.0 || 9 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | CHI
| 16 || 1 || 27 || 224 || 8.3 || 75 || 5 || 2 || 18 || 9.0 || 18 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1987 | CHI
| 12 || 0 || 23 || 122 || 5.3 || 17 || 1 || 3 || 53 || 17.7 || 25 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | CHI
| 16 || 0 || 95 || 332 || 3.5 || 20 || 3 || 9 || 94 || 10.4 || 39 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1989 | CHI
| 16 || 0 || 41 || 127 || 3.1 || 19 || 0 || 3 || 28 || 9.3 || 16 || 1 | |||||||||||
| 1990 | PHI
| 10 || 0 || 56 || 208 || 3.7 || 39 || 1 || 2 || 20 || 10.0 || 12 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1991 | PHI
| 5 || 3 || 54 || 122 || 2.3 || 16 || 1 || 8 || 62 || 7.8 || 14 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 90 | 4 | 321 | 1,239 | 3.9 | 75 | 12 | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 39 | 1 |
=Playoffs=
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| rowspan="2"| Year
! rowspan="2"| Team ! colspan="2"| Games ! colspan="5"| Rushing ! colspan="5"| Receiving | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | |
| 1985 | style="background:#afe6ba; width:3em;"| CHI
| 3 || 0 || 4 || 15 || 3.8 || 7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1986 | CHI
| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0.0 || 0 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1987 | CHI
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 4 || 2.0 || 3 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 2.0 || 2 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1988 | CHI
| 2 || 0 || 15 || 116 || 7.7 || 58 || 0 || 2 || 20 || 10.0 || 12 || 0 | |||||||||||
| 1990 | PHI
| 1 || 0 || 2 || 12 || 6.0 || 8 || 0 || 5 || 47 || 9.4 || 14 || 0 | |||||||||||
| colspan="2"| | 8 | 0 | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 |
References
{{Reflist}}
{{Bears1985DraftPicks}}
{{Super Bowl XX}}
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Category:American football running backs
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Philadelphia Eagles players
Category:Texas A&M Aggies football players
Category:People from Giddings, Texas
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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