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|name= John Thierry
|birth_date={{birth date and age|1971|09|4}}
|birth_place= [[Houston, Texas]]
|death_date=
|Height_ft=6
|Height_in=4
|Weight_lbs=263
|College=[[Alcorn State University|Alcorn State]]
|Position=[[Defensive End]]
|DraftedYear=1994
|DraftedRound=1
|DraftedPick=11
|years=1994-1998<BR>1999<BR>2000-2001<BR>2002
|teams=[[Chicago Bears]]<BR>[[Cleveland Browns]]<BR>[[Green Bay Packers]]<BR>[[Atlanta Falcons]]
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'''John Thierry''' (born September 4, 1971 in [[Houston, Texas]]) is a former professional [[American football]] player who was selected by the [[Chicago Bears]] in the 1st round (11th overall pick) of the [[1994 NFL Draft]]. A 6' 4", 263&nbsp;lb [[linebacker]] from [[Alcorn State University]], Thierry was moved to [[defensive end]] and played in nine NFL seasons from 1994-2002. 

He was selected second in the 1999 [[Cleveland Browns]] expansion draft, following [[Jim Pyne]]. He finished his career with the [[Atlanta Falcons]] after recurring shoulder injuries. During his career Thierry played in 131 games and started 70 of them recording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble recoveries. <ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/playerpage/4378.. NFL Players<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>

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| NAME              = Thierry, John
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = American football player
| DATE OF BIRTH     = September 4, 1971
| PLACE OF BIRTH    = [[Houston, Texas]]
| DATE OF DEATH     =
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[[Category:1971 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from San Diego, California]]
[[Category:American football defensive ends]]
[[Category:Alcorn State Braves football players]]
[[Category:Chicago Bears players]]
[[Category:Cleveland Browns players]]
[[Category:Green Bay Packers players]]
[[Category:Atlanta Falcons players]]


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