.gif)
Thomas Davis (football player)
Encyclopedia
Thomas Davis is an American football
linebacker
in the National Football League
for the Carolina Panthers
.
after a coach
saw him play a basketball
game. He was voted a consensus All-American free safety after his junior season in 2004. In 39 career games, he was effective as both a rush linebacker and a free safety, recording 272 tackles, 18 for a loss, 10.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 9 fumble recoveries. Even though he was drafted as a safety in the 2005 NFL Draft, he was converted to linebacker
during his rookie
year. He majored in consumer economics.
out of the University of Georgia
. In his debut season he played in 16 games making one start. He recorded 38 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
In the 2006 season, he started in all 14 games that he played in recording 88 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
The following season in 07 he started all 16 games for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 88 tackles and three sacks.
In the 2008 season Davis had a career year. He started in all 16 games for the second year in a row, but this time he recorded 113 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles.
Davis was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list with an injured right knee on October 31, 2010.
On September 18, Thomas Davis tore his ACL for the 3rd time in 3 years.
American football
American football is a sport played between two teams of eleven with the objective of scoring points by advancing the ball into the opposing team's end zone. Known in the United States simply as football, it may also be referred to informally as gridiron football. The ball can be advanced by...
linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
in the National Football League
National Football League
The National Football League is the highest level of professional American football in the United States, and is considered the top professional American football league in the world. It was formed by eleven teams in 1920 as the American Professional Football Association, with the league changing...
for the Carolina Panthers
Carolina Panthers
The Carolina Panthers are a professional American football team based in Charlotte, North Carolina. They are currently members of the South Division of the National Football Conference in the National Football League . The Panthers, along with the Jacksonville Jaguars, joined the NFL as expansion...
.
College football
Davis attended Randolph-Clay Middle/High School in southwestern Georgia with a total student population of 471. The small size of his school made his chances for exposure very low. He was not highly recruited out of high school and was only offered a scholarship to one Division I school. The University of Georgia offered him a scholarshipScholarship
A scholarship is an award of financial aid for a student to further education. Scholarships are awarded on various criteria usually reflecting the values and purposes of the donor or founder of the award.-Types:...
after a coach
Coach (sport)
In sports, a coach is an individual involved in the direction, instruction and training of the operations of a sports team or of individual sportspeople.-Staff:...
saw him play a basketball
Basketball
Basketball is a team sport in which two teams of five players try to score points by throwing or "shooting" a ball through the top of a basketball hoop while following a set of rules...
game. He was voted a consensus All-American free safety after his junior season in 2004. In 39 career games, he was effective as both a rush linebacker and a free safety, recording 272 tackles, 18 for a loss, 10.5 sacks, 3 interceptions, 6 forced fumbles and 9 fumble recoveries. Even though he was drafted as a safety in the 2005 NFL Draft, he was converted to linebacker
Linebacker
A linebacker is a position in American football that was invented by football coach Fielding H. Yost of the University of Michigan. Linebackers are members of the defensive team, and line up approximately three to five yards behind the line of scrimmage, behind the defensive linemen...
during his rookie
Rookie
Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of their sport or has little or no professional experience. The term also has the more general meaning of anyone new to a profession, training or activity Rookie is a term for a person who is in his or her first year of play of...
year. He majored in consumer economics.
Carolina Panthers
Davis was selected in the first round (14th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft2005 NFL Draft
The 2005 NFL Draft was the procedure by which National Football League teams selected amateur college football players. It is officially known as the NFL Annual Player Selection Meeting. The draft was held April 23–24, 2005. The league also held an supplemental draft that year, which was held after...
out of the University of Georgia
University of Georgia
The University of Georgia is a public research university located in Athens, Georgia, United States. Founded in 1785, it is the oldest and largest of the state's institutions of higher learning and is one of multiple schools to claim the title of the oldest public university in the United States...
. In his debut season he played in 16 games making one start. He recorded 38 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
In the 2006 season, he started in all 14 games that he played in recording 88 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
The following season in 07 he started all 16 games for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 88 tackles and three sacks.
In the 2008 season Davis had a career year. He started in all 16 games for the second year in a row, but this time he recorded 113 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles.
Davis was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list with an injured right knee on October 31, 2010.
On September 18, Thomas Davis tore his ACL for the 3rd time in 3 years.