Zach Thomas

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American football player human linebacker

Zach Thomas is a former NFL linebacker best known for his long, standout career with the Miami Dolphins, where he became one of the league’s most productive and respected defensive players.

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Zach Thomas (former brother-in-law) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf American football player ⓘ
human ⓘ
linebacker ⓘ
careerRole signal-caller on defense ⓘ
collegeAttended Texas Tech University ⓘ
collegeTeam Texas Tech Red Raiders football team ⓘ
surface form: Texas Tech Red Raiders football
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1973-09-01 ⓘ
draftedBy Miami Dolphins ⓘ
draftPickNumber 154 ⓘ
draftRound 5 ⓘ
draftYear 1996 ⓘ
firstTeamAllProSelections 5 ⓘ
fullName Zachary Michael Thomas ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hallOfFame Pro Football Hall of Fame ⓘ
hallOfFameInductionYear 2023 ⓘ
height 5 ft 11 in ⓘ
heightInMeters 1.80 ⓘ
highSchoolAttended Pampa High School ⓘ
White Deer High School ⓘ
jerseyNumber 54 ⓘ
league National Football League ⓘ
nflProBowlSelection 7 ⓘ
notableFor high tackle production ⓘ
instinctive play ⓘ
leadership on defense ⓘ
placeOfBirth Pampa, Texas, United States ⓘ
playedEra 2000s ⓘ
late 1990s ⓘ
playedForTeam Dallas Cowboys ⓘ
Miami Dolphins ⓘ
playedWithTeammate Jason Taylor ⓘ
positionPlayed middle linebacker ⓘ
primaryTeamTenure Miami Dolphins ⓘ
recognizedAs one of the most productive linebackers of his era ⓘ
recognizedBy Miami Dolphins ⓘ
surface form: Miami Dolphins Honor Roll
relative Jason Taylor ⓘ
retiredFromNFL true ⓘ
roleOnTeam defensive leader ⓘ
secondTeamAllProSelections 2 ⓘ
sibling Jason Thomas ⓘ
sport American football ⓘ
tacklesLeaderNFLSeasons multiple seasons ⓘ
weightInKilograms approximately 110 ⓘ
weightInPounds 242 ⓘ

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Miami Dolphins → notablePlayer → Zach Thomas ⓘ
Jason Taylor → relative → Zach Thomas ⓘ
this entity surface form: Zach Thomas (former brother-in-law)