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Adalius Thomas

Retired

New England Patriots · OLB

Adalius Thomas recorded 130 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with New England Patriots, BLT, Baltimore Ravens.

▶Best highlights

3.2

tackles/gm

8

playoff games

10

indexed seasons

130

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Super Bowl
XLII
NEW YORKGIANTS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
FEB 3, 2008

New York Giants vs New England Patriots

Super Bowl XLII · Feb 3, 2008

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
HOUSTONTEXANS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 4, 2005

Houston Texans vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

3 tackles · 1 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2007
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 18, 2007

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

3 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2006
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
BALTIMORERAVENS
JAN 13, 2007

Indianapolis Colts vs Baltimore Ravens

Divisional Round · Jan 13, 2007

4 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
OAKLANDRAIDERS
BALTIMORERAVENS
SEP 17, 2006

Oakland Raiders vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Sep 17, 2006

5 tackles · 2 sacks · 1 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career highs: 9 total tackles · 2 forced fumbles

Regular Season
2007
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
DEC 16, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2007

9 tackles · 1.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2.5 sacks

Regular Season
2007
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
BUFFALOBILLS
NOV 18, 2007

New England Patriots vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Nov 18, 2007

3 tackles · 2.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2002
CLEVELANDBROWNS
BALTIMORERAVENS
DEC 22, 2002

Cleveland Browns vs Baltimore Ravens

Regular Season · Dec 22, 2002

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 5 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2006
BALTIMORERAVENS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 29, 2006

Baltimore Ravens vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 29, 2006

4 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 interception

Regular Season
2007
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
SEP 16, 2007

San Diego Chargers vs New England Patriots

Regular Season · Sep 16, 2007

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2006

01
BALTHOMAS96Adalius Thomas
BALLEWIS52Ray Lewis
BALREED20Ed Reed

A historic unit sets the franchise standard

Baltimore Ravens · Defense wins the first title

The 2000 defense overwhelmed the postseason and won Super Bowl XXXV; Reed and Jamal Lewis then helped Baltimore remain a yearly threat.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

02
NETHOMAS96Adalius Thomas
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEMOSS81Randy Moss

An explosive offense chases another title

New England Patriots · The near-perfect reinvention

The 2007 Patriots went 16–0 before a Super Bowl upset, then the roster reloaded around two young tight ends and returned to the championship game.

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Career accomplishments

First-team All-Pro · 2006Pro Bowl selection · 2003, 2006Super Bowl champion · 200010 NFL seasons130 career games306 career solo tackles54 career sacksDrafted by: BLTDraft pick: 186Jersey: 968 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 3, 2000Most recent: Jan 10, 2010

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