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Bryan Thomas

Retired

New York Jets · OLB

Bryan Thomas recorded 134 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 11 rostered seasons with New York Jets.

▶Best highlights

2.5

tackles/gm

11

playoff games

11

indexed seasons

134

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Wild Card
2009
NEW YORKJETS
CINCINNATIBENGALS
JAN 9, 2010

New York Jets vs Cincinnati Bengals

Wild Card · Jan 9, 2010

7 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2006
HOUSTONTEXANS
NEW YORKJETS
NOV 26, 2006

Houston Texans vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Nov 26, 2006

4 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Wild Card
2006
NEW YORKJETS
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JAN 7, 2007

New York Jets vs New England Patriots

Wild Card · Jan 7, 2007

3 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 7, 2008

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Divisional Round
2009
NEW YORKJETS
SAN DIEGOCHARGERS
JAN 17, 2010

New York Jets vs San Diego Chargers

Divisional Round · Jan 17, 2010

3 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 8 total tackles

Regular Season
2006
NEW YORKJETS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
OCT 8, 2006

New York Jets vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Oct 8, 2006

8 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 sacks

Regular Season
2008
NEW YORKJETS
MIAMIDOLPHINS
SEP 7, 2008

New York Jets vs Miami Dolphins

Regular Season · Sep 7, 2008

3 tackles · 2 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 tackles for loss

Regular Season
2012
ARIZONACARDINALS
NEW YORKJETS
DEC 2, 2012

Arizona Cardinals vs New York Jets

Regular Season · Dec 2, 2012

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 2 quarterback hits

Regular Season
2012
NEW YORKJETS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
NOV 11, 2012

New York Jets vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Nov 11, 2012

7 tackles · 0.5 sacks · 0 INT

Career high: 1 forced fumble

Regular Season
2010
NEW YORKJETS
BUFFALOBILLS
OCT 3, 2010

New York Jets vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Oct 3, 2010

2 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1997–2006

01
NYJTHOMAS—Bryan Thomas
NYJMARTIN28Curtis Martin
NYJTESTAVERDE16Vinny Testaverde

From one win to the AFC title game

New York Jets · Parcells changes the standard

Parcells rebuilt the franchise immediately, Martin became its model of consistency and Pennington later delivered another division title.

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Franchise era

2007–2010

02
NYJTHOMAS—Bryan Thomas
NYJREVIS24Darrelle Revis
NYJSANCHEZ6Mark Sanchez

A fearless defense reaches two AFC title games

New York Jets · Revis Island and Rex Ryan

Ryan's pressure defense and an elite offensive line won four road playoff games in two seasons, twice finishing one win from the Super Bowl.

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Franchise era

2011–present

03
NYJTHOMAS—Bryan Thomas
NYJWILKERSON96Muhammad Wilkerson
NYJWILLIAMS95Quinnen Williams

Defensive talent waits for quarterback stability

New York Jets · The playoff drought

New York continued producing excellent defenders but cycled through quarterbacks and coaches during the league's longest active postseason absence.

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Career accomplishments

11 NFL seasons134 career games216 career solo tackles35 career sacksDrafted by: NYJDraft pick: 22Jersey: 5811 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2002Most recent: Dec 9, 2012

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