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Thomas Strauthers

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Minnesota Vikings · DE

Thomas Strauthers recorded 97 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 8 rostered seasons with Minnesota Vikings, Detroit Lions, Philadelphia Eagles.

▶Best highlights

0.0

tackles/gm

1

playoff games

8

indexed seasons

97

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Thomas Strauthers's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 15, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1989
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JAN 6, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs San Francisco 49ers

Divisional Round · Jan 6, 1990

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
GREEN BAYPACKERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
DEC 21, 1991

Green Bay Packers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Dec 21, 1991

0 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1991
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
NOV 3, 1991

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Minnesota Vikings

Regular Season · Nov 3, 1991

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 28, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 28, 1990

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Thomas Strauthers's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1990
MINNESOTAVIKINGS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 15, 1990

Minnesota Vikings vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 15, 1990

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Thomas Strauthers's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1976–1985

01
PHISTRAUTHERS—Thomas Strauthers
PHIJAWORSKI7Ron Jaworski
PHICARMICHAEL—Harold Carmichael

From exhaustion to the first Super Bowl

Philadelphia Eagles · Vermeil's climb

Dick Vermeil turned a depleted roster into the 1980 NFC champion through relentless development and Montgomery's complete running.

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Franchise era

1986–1998

02
PHISTRAUTHERS—Thomas Strauthers
PHIWHITE92Reggie White
PHICUNNINGHAM7Randall Cunningham

A historic front cannot find a matching offense

Philadelphia Eagles · The Buddy Ryan defense

White led one of football's deepest defenses while Cunningham reimagined quarterback movement, but the gifted group never won a playoff game together.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

03
DETSTRAUTHERS—Thomas Strauthers
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Franchise era

1980–1991

04
MINSTRAUTHERS—Thomas Strauthers
MINCARTER—Anthony Carter
MINDOLEMAN56Chris Doleman

Carter arrives as an unlikely new cornerstone

Minnesota Vikings · Between Tarkenton and the Dome

Minnesota remained dangerous, including a surprise 1987 NFC title-game run, while assembling the stars of its next offense.

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Career accomplishments

8 NFL seasons97 career games17 career sacksJersey: 01 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Nov 27, 1983Most recent: Dec 21, 1991

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history