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Bruce Thornton

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San Francisco 49ers · CB

Bruce Thornton recorded 11 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 2 rostered seasons with San Francisco 49ers, Dallas Cowboys.

▶Best highlights

3.5

tackles/gm

0

playoff games

2

indexed seasons

11

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2005
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 18, 2005

San Francisco 49ers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 11, 2005

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Regular Season
2005
ARIZONACARDINALS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
DEC 4, 2005

Arizona Cardinals vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Dec 4, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 20, 2005

Seattle Seahawks vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 20, 2005

4 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
2005
NEW YORKGIANTS
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
NOV 6, 2005

New York Giants vs San Francisco 49ers

Regular Season · Nov 6, 2005

5 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 7 total tackles

Regular Season
2005
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 18, 2005

San Francisco 49ers vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 18, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Career highs: 1 interception · 2 passes defended

Regular Season
2005
SAN FRANCISCO49ERS
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DEC 11, 2005

San Francisco 49ers vs Seattle Seahawks

Regular Season · Dec 11, 2005

7 tackles · 0 sacks · 1 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2000–2015

01
DALTHORNTON—Bruce Thornton
DALROMO9Tony Romo
DALWITTEN82Jason Witten

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

1999–2010

02
SFTHORNTON—Bruce Thornton
SFOWENS81Terrell Owens
SFGARCIA5Jeff Garcia

Brief Owens–Garcia fireworks precede a rebuild

San Francisco 49ers · The long reset

An explosive early-2000s offense supplied one last playoff comeback before instability took over and Willis became the next defensive foundation.

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Career accomplishments

2 NFL seasons11 career games35 career solo tacklesDrafted by: DALDraft pick: 121Jersey: 260 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 10, 2004Most recent: Dec 24, 2005

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