Simeon Thomas

Simeon Thomas
No. 34 – Seattle Seahawks
Position: Cornerback
Personal information
Born: (1993-09-22) September 22, 1993
Miami, Florida
Height: 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight: 197 lb (89 kg)
Career information
High school: Miami Carol City
(Miami Gardens, Florida)
College: Louisiana
NFL Draft: 2018 / Round: 6 / Pick: 188
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status: Practice squad
Career NFL statistics
Player stats at NFL.com

Simeon Thomas (born September 22, 1993) is an American football cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Louisiana. After barely playing as a freshman and not playing as a sophomore, in 2016 Thomas had 40 tackles and two interceptions. He was one of 13 football players accused of theft of a dorm room in April 2017.[1] In 2017, Thomas recorded 42 tackles including three for loss but missed the last two games due to academic eligibility.[1] He was the 188th overall pick in the sixth round of the 2018 NFL Draft by the Browns.[2]

High school career

Thomas was ranked No. 20 in the Miami Herald list of the top Miami-Dade County recruits as a senior at Carol City High. He made 35 tackles with two interceptions as a senior and played in the Nike Dade against Broward All-Star game. Thomas made 65 tackles with three interceptions as a junior. Thomas was three-star recruit according to Scout.com, he was ranked the No. 40 cornerback in his class.[1]

College career

In 2013, Thomas was among five Louisiana recruits involved with a scandal in which their ACT answers were supposedly changed by a test administrator. He missed the first three games the same year for academic reasons.[2]

He then sat out the entire 2014 season on academic suspension. Thomas also served a nine-game NCAA suspension in 2015, related to the recruiting violations from two years earlier. He didn’t play the final three games because he wanted to save a season of eligibility.[2]

He played all 13 games in 2016, his only full season in college, and compiled 40 tackles, five pass breakups, two interceptions, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery.[2][1]

In April 2017, he was one of 13 Louisiana players arrested for stealing items from the dorm room of a former teammate who was in jail on a rape charge. The players stole $2,400 in items, including video games, shoes and clothing. Charges were later reduced to misdemeanors.[2]

Thomas finished his college career with 90 total tackles, three for a loss, two interceptions and one forced fumble.[3]

Professional career

Cleveland Browns

Thomas was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the sixth round (188th overall) of the 2018 NFL Draft.[2][4] On May 6, 2018, Thomas signed a rookie contract worth about $2.561 million. It includes a signing bonus worth almost $147,000.[5] He was waived by the Browns on September 1, 2018.[6]

Seattle Seahawks

On September 2, 2018, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Seattle Seahawks.[7] He was waived on September 8, 2018 and was re-signed to the practice squad.[8][9]

Personal life

His cousin, Kermit Whitfield, was a four-year letterwinner at Florida State and currently plays for the Cincinnati Bengals. Another cousin, Marvin Bracy, also played at Florida State. Bracy was a two-time All-USA high school track and field team selection, and is a three-time U.S. national champion in the 60-meter dash.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Simeon Thomas - 2017 Football Roster - Louisiana Ragin' Cajuns". www.ragincajuns.com.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Simeon Thomas: Get to know the Browns' No. 188 pick in the 2018 NFL Draft".
  3. ↑ "Simeon Thomas College Stats - College Football at Sports-Reference.com". College Football at Sports-Reference.com.
  4. ↑ "Browns select Louisiana DB Simeon Thomas with No. 188 pick in 2018 NFL Draft". ClevelandBrowns.com. April 28, 2018. Retrieved May 27, 2018.
  5. ↑ Cabot, Mary kay (May 7, 2018). "Browns sign draft picks Austin Corbett, Damion Ratley and Simeon Thomas". The Plain Dealer. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
  6. ↑ Gribble, Andrew (September 1, 2018). "Browns announce 53-man roster". ClevelandBrowns.com.
  7. ↑ Boyle, John (September 2, 2018). "Seahawks Claim G Jordan Simmons And DB Simeon Thomas On Waivers". Seahawks.com.
  8. ↑ Boyle, John (September 8, 2018). "Earl Thomas Activated & Other Seahawks Roster Moves". Seahawks.com.
  9. ↑ Boyle, John (September 12, 2018). "Seahawks Promote Keenan Reynolds From Practice Squad". Seahawks.com.
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