William Thomas

William Harrison Thomas (born August 13, 1968) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL) for the Philadelphia Eagles (1991–1999) and Oakland Raiders (2000–2001) franchises.

Thomas attended Palo Duro High School and later played college football at Texas A&M University for the Aggies. After college, Philadelphia selected Thomas in the fourth round, 104th overall in the 1991 NFL draft. He played for the Eagles in nine NFL seasons. His most notable seasons were in 1995 and 1996 which he was selected as a member of the NFC's Pro Bowl team. After his Eagles contract expired, Thomas signed with the Oakland Raiders which were coached by former Eagles assistant, Jon Gruden.

Thomas ended his career with 37 sacks and 27 interceptions and is a member of the 20/20 Club. He was also known as an exceptional pass-coverage linebacker during his career.

Thomas was a member of the coaching staff at La Salle University as a volunteer assistant during the 2007 season.

Thomas formerly resided in the southern New Jersey area with his wife and three sons. As of 2021, he is now divorced and resides in Pennsylvania.

NFL career statistics Legend Led the league Bold Career high

Regular season Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1991 PHI 16 7 40 40 0 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1992 PHI 16 15 94 94 0 1.5 2 4 0 4 0 2 2 0 1993 PHI 16 16 107 107 0 6.5 2 39 0 21 4 3 0 0 1994 PHI 16 16 87 60 27 6.0 1 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 1995 PHI 16 16 74 62 12 2.0 7 104 1 37 1 1 0 0 1996 PHI 16 16 71 54 17 5.5 3 47 0 37 0 1 23 1 1997 PHI 14 14 80 59 21 5.0 2 11 0 11 0 1 37 1 1998 PHI 16 16 86 62 24 2.0 1 21 0 21 1 0 0 0 1999 PHI 14 13 81 59 22 2.5 0 0 0 0 2 1 9 0 2000 OAK 16 16 78 69 9 1.0 6 68 1 46 2 0 0 0 2001 OAK 16 15 88 64 24 3.0 3 46 0 33 0 2 11 0 172 160 886 730 156 37.0 27 347 2 46 10 12 82 2

Playoffs Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD 1992 PHI 2 2 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 24 0 1995 PHI 2 2 7 6 1 0.0 1 30 1 30 0 0 0 0 1996 PHI 1 1 3 3 0 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2000 OAK 2 2 9 6 3 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2001 OAK 2 2 19 14 5 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 9 38 29 9 2.0 1 30 1 30 0 1 24 0