Thomas Howard (football player)
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| Thomas Howard | |
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| Date of birth | July 14, 1983 |
| Place of birth | Lubbock, TX |
| Position(s) | Linebacker |
| College | Texas-El Paso |
| NFL Draft | 2006 / Round 2/ Pick 38 |
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| Team(s) | |
| 2006-present | Oakland Raiders |
Thomas Howard (born July 14, 1983) is a current American football linebacker for the Oakland Raiders. He was drafted in the 2006 NFL Draft, second round. Howard is known for his incredible speed from the linebacker position. He played college football for the University of Texas at El Paso. He was named a starter along with fellow draftee Michael Huff by head coach Art Shell.
[edit] College career
Thomas Howard began his college career as a walk-on at The University of Texas at El Paso and was redshirted after. Had a solid freshman season, being named to Sporting News All-WAC Freshman team. Played in 11 games and made 4 starts at weakside linebacker. The Following season he played in 13 games and stared 10 of them. Had a great junior season being named Second Team All WAC and helping lead his team to their first bowl game since 2001. Had a mediocre senior season after being named pre-season defensive player of the year in the state of Texas.
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