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George Thornton

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New York Giants · DT

George Thornton recorded 37 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with New York Giants, San Diego Chargers.

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tackles/gm

2

playoff games

3

indexed seasons

37

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to George Thornton's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1992
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 18, 1992

Los Angeles Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1992

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
1992
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
JAN 10, 1993

Los Angeles Chargers vs Miami Dolphins

Divisional Round · Jan 10, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
1992
KANSAS CITYCHIEFS
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
JAN 2, 1993

Kansas City Chiefs vs Los Angeles Chargers

Wild Card · Jan 2, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
W
NEW YORKGIANTS
WSH
OCT 10, 1993

New York Giants vs WSH

Regular Season · Oct 10, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1993
NEW YORKGIANTS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 3, 1993

New York Giants vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 1993

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from George Thornton's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
1992
LOS ANGELESCHARGERS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
OCT 18, 1992

Los Angeles Chargers vs Indianapolis Colts

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1992

0 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped George Thornton's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1986–2000

01
LACTHORNTON—George Thornton
LACSEAU55Junior Seau
LACHUMPHRIES12Stan Humphries

Defense carries an unlikely champion of the AFC

Los Angeles Chargers · Seau and the first Super Bowl

Seau became the emotional center of the franchise and the 1994 Chargers won three straight playoff games to reach Super Bowl XXIX.

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Franchise era

1991–2003

02
NYGTHORNTON—George Thornton
NYGSTRAHAN92Michael Strahan
NYGBARBER21Tiki Barber

Defense bridges two generations

New York Giants · From Simms to Strahan

New York rebuilt around Strahan and Barber, reaching Super Bowl XXXV before the next quarterback succession began.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons37 career games2 career sacksJersey: 02 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 1, 1991Most recent: Oct 10, 1993

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