Logan Thomas

Thomas was the sixth quarterback taken in the draft behind Blake Bortles (3rd, Jacksonville Jaguars), Johnny Manziel (22nd, Cleveland Browns), Teddy Bridgewater (32nd, Minnesota Vikings), Derek Carr (36th, Oakland Raiders), and Jimmy Garoppolo (62nd, New England Patriots).

Logan Lamont Thomas Sr. (born July 1, 1991) is an American football tight end who is a free agent.

Thomas became the first NFL quarterback to have his first career completion to go for 80 or more yards since Neil O'Donnell in 1991.

Thomas finished the game completing a single pass in eight attempts as the Cardinals were defeated by the Broncos 41–20.

After Week 16 and after the Cardinals one sided loss to the Seattle Seahawks, it was announced that the Cardinals would start rookie Thomas over the struggling Ryan Lindley.

However, head coach Bruce Arians announced that the team would instead go with Lindley.

He played in the 2009 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.

A 4-star recruit, Thomas committed to play football at Virginia Tech over several other offers.

In addition to football, Thomas also competed in track & field his junior and senior years at Brookville.

He earned All-state honors in the 110m hurdles (14.95 s), the 300m hurdles (41.03 s), high jump (1.96 m), and discus (48 m).

He won the long jump event at the 2009 Seminole District Outdoor T&F Championships.

After being redshirted in 2009, Thomas spent 2010 as the backup quarterback to Tyrod Taylor, appearing in seven games.

He completed 12 of 26 passes for 107 yards and 22 rushing yards on six attempts.

He also had a two-yard receiving touchdown on his lone reception of the season.

He was the starting quarterback while playing college football for the Virginia Tech Hokies in the early 2010s, where he finished as the school's all-time leader in passing yards and touchdowns before being selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL draft.

Thomas took over as the starter in 2011.

He started all fourteen games, throwing for 3,013 yards and 19 touchdowns while also contributing 469 rushing yards and 11 rushing touchdowns.

In 2012, Thomas completed 220 of 449 passes for 2,976 yards and 18 touchdowns with 16 interceptions.

He also rushed for 528 yards and 9 touchdowns.

As a senior in 2013, he passed for 2,907 yards with 16 touchdowns and 13 interceptions.

He was selected in the fourth round, 120th overall, of the 2014 NFL draft by the Arizona Cardinals.

He signed his four-year rookie contract on May 21, 2014.

Thomas made his NFL debut against the Denver Broncos on October 5, 2014, in relief of the injured Drew Stanton.

Thomas completed his third career NFL pass for an 81-yard touchdown to Andre Ellington.

He was released on September 5, 2015.

Thomas was claimed off waivers by the Miami Dolphins on September 6, 2015.

The Dolphins released Thomas on September 11, 2015.

He was then re-signed by the Dolphins to their practice squad on September 15, 2015.

On December 16, 2015, he was elevated from the practice squad to the active roster.

Thomas spent time as a reserve quarterback for the Cardinals, Miami Dolphins and New York Giants before switching to tight end, a position he last played in high school, with the Detroit Lions in 2016.

He also played the position with the Washington Football Team / Commanders.

Thomas attended Brookville High School in Lynchburg, Virginia.

He played quarterback, wide receiver, tight end, and defensive back for the Bees football team.

As a senior, he completed 118 of 204 passes for 1,535 yards and 20 touchdowns and had 842 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns as a quarterback.

On defense, he had 80 tackles and four interceptions.

The Dolphins waived Thomas on June 16, 2016.

On June 17, 2016, Thomas was claimed off waivers by the New York Giants.

On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Giants.

The next day, he was signed to the Giants practice squad.

Thomas was on and off the Giants' practice squad throughout the first three months of the season before being released on November 22, 2016, a total of 13 transactions with the team.