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William Thomas

Retired

Las Vegas Raiders · OLB

William Thomas recorded 173 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with Oakland Raiders, Philadelphia Eagles, Green Bay Packers.

▶Best highlights

1.2

tackles/gm

9

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

173

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Conference Championship
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1996
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 29, 1996

Philadelphia Eagles vs San Francisco 49ers

Wild Card · Dec 29, 1996

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2001
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 30, 2001

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2001
NEW YORKJETS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 12, 2002

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Wild Card · Jan 12, 2002

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 19, 2002

Oakland Raiders vs New England Patriots

Divisional Round · Jan 19, 2002

9 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 11 total tackles

Regular Season
1999
DALLASCOWBOYS
PHILADELPHIAEAGLES
OCT 10, 1999

Dallas Cowboys vs Philadelphia Eagles

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1999

11 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 2 sacks · 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2001
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SEP 30, 2001

Seattle Seahawks vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 30, 2001

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Conference Championship
2000
BALTIMORERAVENS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
JAN 14, 2001

Baltimore Ravens vs Oakland Raiders

Conference Championship · Jan 14, 2001

5 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2000
CAROLINAPANTHERS
OAKLANDRAIDERS
DEC 24, 2000

Carolina Panthers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2000

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 interceptions

Regular Season
2001
OAKLANDRAIDERS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
DEC 15, 2001

Oakland Raiders vs San Diego Chargers

Regular Season · Dec 15, 2001

6 tackles · 0 sacks · 2 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–1998

01
PHITHOMAS—William Thomas
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

1992–2007

02
GBTHOMAS—William Thomas
GBFAVRE4Brett Favre
GBWHITE92Reggie White

Joyful improvisation returns Green Bay to the summit

Green Bay Packers · The Favre revival

Ron Wolf acquired Favre and White, restoring national relevance and winning Super Bowl XXXI under Mike Holmgren.

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Franchise era

1999–2012

03
PHITHOMAS—William Thomas
PHIMCNABB5Donovan McNabb
PHIDAWKINS20Brian Dawkins

Five NFC title games make contention routine

Philadelphia Eagles · Reid and McNabb

Andy Reid and McNabb created the franchise's most sustained run of success and reached Super Bowl XXXIX after four straight NFC title-game appearances.

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Franchise era

1988–2001

04
LVTHOMAS—William Thomas
LVBROWN81Tim Brown
LVGANNON12Rich Gannon

Old stars give way to Gruden's veteran contender

Las Vegas Raiders · Back to Oakland

The Raiders returned home, developed Brown and Woodson, and found a precise veteran offense under Jon Gruden.

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Career accomplishments

Pro Bowl selection · 1995, 199611 NFL seasons173 career games155 career solo tackles37 career sacksJersey: 599 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Jan 19, 2002

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