Mike Thomas

WR

#80

Experience: 5 years

Height: 6-1

Age: 26

Weight: 189 lbs

College: Southern Mississippi

2020 SEASON

REC

13
YDS

132
AVG

10.2
TDS

1

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WK	OPP	RESULT	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
11	@Football Team	L 9 - 20
10	@Steelers	L 10 - 36	0	0			0
8	Titans	W 31 - 20
3	@Eagles	T 23 - 23	2	9	4.5	7	0
7	Browns	L 34 - 37	2	54	27	29	0
2	@Browns	L 30 - 35	4	31	7.8	14	1
6	@Colts	L 27 - 31	1	10	10	10	0
1	Chargers	L 13 - 16	2	17	8.5	12	0
5	@Ravens	L 3 - 27	1	6	6	6	0	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
4	Jaguars	W 33 - 25	1	5	5	5	0

SEASON	TEAM	G	GS	REC	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	ATT	YDS	AVG	LNG	TD	FUM	LOST
2016	Los Angeles Rams	15	0	3	37	12.3	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1
2017	Los Angeles Rams	8	1	5	93	18.6	50	0						1	0
2018	Los Angeles Rams	1	0
2019	Los Angeles Rams	16	0	2	14	7	9	0
2020	Cincinnati Bengals	9	0	13	132	10.2	29	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	1
TOTAL		49	1	23	276	9.62	50	1	1	1	0.2	1	0	3	2

Biography

Thomas signed with the Bengals as an unrestricted free agent in 2020, after spending his first four seasons with the L.A. Rams ... Used by the Rams as a key special teams contributor and rotational receiver ... Has 10 career receptions for 144 yards, along with nine tackles and a FF on special teams ... Has also seen action at KOR, with 10 returns for 195 yards ... Originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Rams in 2016 ... Brings familiarity with Bengals head coach Zac Taylor, who was Rams assistant wide receivers coach in 2017.

Career transactions: Selected by L.A. Rams in sixth round of 2016 NFL Draft (206th overall) ... Signed with Rams on 6-10-16 ... Signed as unrestricted free agent with Cincinnati on 3-24-20.

2019 highlights: Played in all 16 games ... Caught two passes for 14 yards ... Recorded two tackles on special teams, along with one punt return for three yards.

Previous seasons: 2016—Played in 15 games as a rookie ... Inactive Dec. 24 vs. San Francisco ... Caught three passes for 37 yards ... Also had six tackles and a FF on special teams, along with nine kickoff returns for 180 yards ... Returned career-high six kickoffs for 118 yards, including career-long 41-yarder ... Caught first career pass (16 yards from Jared Goff) on Dec. 11 vs. Atlanta. 2017—Played in eight games (one start) ... Spent first four games on Reserve/Suspended by Commissioner list for violating the NFL policy on performance enhancing substances ... Spent Game 5 on roster exemption, and was inactive for Games 7-9 ... Totaled five catches for 93 yards ... Had a tackle and a blocked punt on special teams, along with one kickoff return ... On Dec. 10 vs. Philadelphia, blocked a Donnie Jones punt, which was scooped up by the Rams' Blake Countess and returned 16 yards for a TD ... Made first career start on Dec. 31 vs. San Francisco, and notched career-highs in receptions (three) and receiving yards (75), and had a career long 50-yard catch ... Inactive for Wild Card Playoff vs. Atlanta. 2018—Played in one game (no statistics) ... Saw action in Game 1, inactive for Game 2, then placed on Reserve/Injured prior to Game 3 (Sept. 18).

College: Spent two seasons (2014-15) at Southern Mississippi, after beginning his career at College of Dupage ('12) outside Chicago and Dodge City Community College ('13) in Kansas ... As a senior at Southern Miss, hauled in 71 catches for school-record 1391 yards and 14 TDs ... Had eight 100-yard receiving games as a senior, and caught a TD in each of his final 10 games.

Personal: Hometown is Chicago, Ill. ... Attended DuSable High School on the south side of Chicago, where he scored a 29 combined TDs as a junior and senior ... Interdisciplinary Studies major at Southern Mississippi.