Thomas Sanders (American football)
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| Position | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born | January 4, 1962 Giddings, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
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| High school | Giddings | ||||||||
| College | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft | 1985: 9th round, 250th overall pick | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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Thomas Derrick Sanders (born January 4, 1962) is an American former professional football player who was a running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons with the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. He played college football for the Texas A&M Aggies and was selected by the Bears in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL draft with the 250th overall pick.[1] He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season.[2] He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video "The Super Bowl Shuffle".
NFL career statistics
| Legend | |
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
| Bold | Career high |
Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | CHI | 15 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 1 | 27 | 224 | 8.3 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 0 | 95 | 332 | 3.5 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 0 | 41 | 127 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 56 | 208 | 3.7 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | 4 | 321 | 1,239 | 3.9 | 75 | 12 | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 39 | 1 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
- ^ "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- ^ "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.