James Thornton (tight end)
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| Position | Tight end | ||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
| Born | February 8, 1965 Santa Rosa, California, U.S. | ||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
| Listed weight | 242 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school | Analy (Sebastopol, California) | ||||||||
| College | Cal State-Fullerton | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1988: 4th round, 105th overall pick | ||||||||
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| Career NFL statistics | |||||||||
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James Michael Thornton (born February 8, 1965) is an American former professional football player who played tight end for seven seasons for the Chicago Bears, the New York Jets, and the Houston Oilers. He was given the nickname "RoboCop" because of his physique.[1] He was selected by the Bears in the fourth round of the 1988 NFL draft.[2] He played his high school career at Analy High School in Sebastopol, California.
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 12 | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 16 | 24 | 392 | 16.3 | 36 | 3 |
| 1990 | CHI | 16 | 16 | 19 | 254 | 13.4 | 32 | 1 |
| 1991 | CHI | 16 | 13 | 17 | 278 | 16.4 | 33 | 1 |
| 1993 | NYJ | 13 | 6 | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 22 | 2 |
| 1994 | NYJ | 15 | 5 | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
| 1995 | HOU | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career | 96 | 70 | 107 | 1,338 | 12.5 | 36 | 7 | |
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Receiving | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | GS | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1988 | CHI | 2 | 2 | 4 | 52 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1990 | CHI | 2 | 2 | 5 | 71 | 14.2 | 25 | 1 |
| 1991 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 12.0 | 12 | 0 |
| Career | 5 | 4 | 10 | 135 | 13.5 | 25 | 1 | |
References
- ↑ "Archives". Los Angeles Times. October 28, 1989.
- ↑ "1988 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 24, 2023.
External links
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- Living people
- American football tight ends
- Cal State Fullerton Titans football players
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- New York Jets players
- People from Sebastopol, California
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- Analy High School alumni
- 20th-century American sportsmen
- American football tight end, 1960s birth stubs