John Thierry

John Fitzgerald Thierry (September 4, 1971 – November 24, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1994 NFL draft. A , linebacker from Alcorn State University, Thierry was moved to defensive end and played in nine NFL seasons from 1994 to 2002.

He was selected second in the 1999 Cleveland Browns expansion draft, following Jim Pyne. He finished his career with the Atlanta Falcons after recurring shoulder injuries. During his career Thierry played in 131 games and started 70 of them recording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble recoveries.

Thierry died on November 24, 2017, of a heart attack at the age of 46.

NFL career statistics Legend Bold Career high

Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1994 CHI 16 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1995 CHI 16 7 25 20 5 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 1996 CHI 16 2 13 10 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1997 CHI 9 9 15 9 6 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1998 CHI 16 9 30 20 10 3.5 1 14 0 14 2 0 0 0 1999 CLE 16 10 39 33 6 7.0 1 8 0 8 2 0 0 0 2000 GNB 16 16 40 32 8 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 GNB 12 12 26 20 6 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2002 ATL 14 4 19 16 3 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 Career 131 70 212 163 49 33.5 2 22 0 14 6 7 0 0