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David Thomas

Retired

New Orleans Saints · TE

David Thomas recorded 53 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 7 rostered seasons with New Orleans Saints, New England Patriots.

▶Best highlights

17.7

rec yds/gm

0.0

rush yds/gm

5

playoff games

53

career games

Five defining games

Start here

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

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 24, 2006

New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

5 rec · 83 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
NOV 22, 2009

New Orleans Saints vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Nov 22, 2009

4 rec · 66 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Super Bowl
XLIV
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
INDIANAPOLISCOLTS
FEB 7, 2010

New Orleans Saints vs Indianapolis Colts

Super Bowl XLIV · Feb 7, 2010

1 rec · 9 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 19, 2009

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2009

8 rec · 77 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Regular Season
2010
CLEVELANDBROWNS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
OCT 24, 2010

Cleveland Browns vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

3 rec · 33 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Single-game peaks

Career highs

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

Career high: 83 receiving yards

Regular Season
2006
NEW ENGLANDPATRIOTS
JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS
DEC 24, 2006

New England Patriots vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 24, 2006

5 rec · 83 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career highs: 8 receptions · 10 targets

Regular Season
2009
DALLASCOWBOYS
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DEC 19, 2009

Dallas Cowboys vs New Orleans Saints

Regular Season · Dec 19, 2009

8 rec · 77 rec yds · 0 rec TD

Career high: 1 receiving touchdown

Regular Season
2012
NEW ORLEANSSAINTS
DALLASCOWBOYS
DEC 23, 2012

New Orleans Saints vs Dallas Cowboys

Regular Season · Dec 23, 2012

1 rec · 3 rec yds · 1 rec TD

Career chapters

Franchise eras

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

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2001–2006

01
NETHOMAS—David Thomas
NEBRADY12Tom Brady
NEBRUSCHI54Tedy Bruschi

Situational football produces three titles

New England Patriots · The first dynasty

Brady replaced an injured Bledsoe and Belichick's adaptable teams won three Super Bowls in four seasons.

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Franchise era

2007–2013

02
NETHOMAS—David 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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Franchise era

2006–2011

03
NOTHOMAS—David Thomas
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOCOLSTON12Marques Colston

An offense and a city rise together

New Orleans Saints · Brees, Payton and rebirth

The blocked punt in the Superdome reopening began an emotional run that culminated in the franchise's first championship after the 2009 season.

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Franchise era

2012–2016

04
NOTHOMAS—David Thomas
NOBREES9Drew Brees
NOJORDAN94Cameron Jordan

Brees keeps producing through defensive collapse

New Orleans Saints · Historic offense, incomplete teams

New Orleans remained one of football's most prolific passing teams but three straight 7–9 seasons forced a major roster reset.

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Career accomplishments

Super Bowl champion · 20097 NFL seasons53 career games102 career receptions938 career receiving yards8 career receiving touchdowns4 career solo tacklesDrafted by: NEDraft pick: 86Jersey: 855 playoff appearances1 Super Bowl appearanceFirst appearance: Sep 17, 2006Most recent: Dec 23, 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