Changes: Thomas Davis (American football)

**Thomas Davis**
	No. 58 Carolina Panthers
	Outside linebacker
Personal information
	Date of birth: March 22, 1983 (age 41)
	Place of birth: Shellman, Georgia
	High School: Shellman (GA) Randolph-Clay
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
	College: Georgia
	NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
	Debuted in 2005 for the Carolina Panthers
Career history
	* Carolina Panthers ( 2005–present)
	Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
	* NFC Defensive Player of the Month (November, 2013) NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6, 2013); USA Today All-Joe Team (2012, 2013); Ed Block Courage Award (2011); Consensus All-American (2004); First-team All-SEC (2004); Second-team All-SEC (2003);
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013
Tackles	628
Quarterback sacks	15.0
Interceptions	6
Forced fumbles	11
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com

Revision as of 21:02, 13 March 2014

Thomas Antonio Davis (born March 22, 1983) is an American football player who is a linebacker for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). Davis played college football for the University of Georgia, and was recognized as an All-American. He was a first-round pick of the Carolina Panthers in the 2005 NFL Draft.

Early years

Davis was born in Shellman, Georgia. He attended Randolph-Clay High School in southwestern Georgia with a total student population of 471.^[1] The small size of his school made his chances for exposure very low. He was not highly recruited out of high school and was only offered a scholarship to one Division I college.

College career

Davis received an athletic scholarship to attend the University of Georgia, where he played for coach Mark Richt's Georgia Bulldogs football team from 2002 to 2004. Following his sophomore season in 2003, he earned second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) honors. He was recognized as a first-team All-SEC selection and a consensus first-team All-American after his junior season in 2004. In 39 career games, he was effective as both a rush linebacker and a free safety, recording 272 tackles, 18 for a loss, 10.5 sacks, three interceptions, six forced fumbles and nine fumble recoveries. He majored in consumer economics.

Professional career

Carolina Panthers

Davis was selected in the first round (14th overall) in the 2005 NFL Draft. Even though he was picked as a safety in the 2005 NFL Draft, he was converted to linebacker during his rookie year. In his debut season he played in 16 games making one start. He recorded 38 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

In the 2006 season, he started in all 14 games that he played in recording 88 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

The following season in 2007 he started all 16 games for the first time in his career. He finished the season with 88 tackles and three sacks.

In the 2008 season Davis had a career year. He started in all 16 games for the second year in a row, but this time he recorded 113 tackles, 3.5 sacks, and forced 2 fumbles.^[2]

Davis was placed on the reserve/physically unable to perform list with an injured right knee on October 31, 2010.

On September 18, 2011, Thomas Davis tore his ACL for the 3rd time in 3 years. No NFL players has ever recovered and returned from three ACL tears. Davis says he will be the first and hopes to be an inspiration to others.

In March 2012, Thomas Davis restructured his contract to save the Panthers approximately $3.8 million in cap space. The Panthers were reported to be tight on cap space going into the 2012 season.^[3]

Career stats

Year	Team	GP	GS	Tackles					Interceptions						Fumbles
Year	Team	GP	GS	Comb	Total	Ast	Sck	SFTY	PDef	Int	Yds	Avg	Lng	TDs	FF	FR
2005	CAR	16	1	38	31	7	1.5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2006	CAR	14	14	88	69	19	1.5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
2007	CAR	16	16	88	72	16	3.0	0	5	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
2008	CAR	16	16	113	92	21	3.5	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	2	1
2009	CAR	7	7	61	48	13	1.5	0	5	2	24	12.0	24	0	0	0
2010	CAR	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2011	CAR	2	2	12	6	6	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
2012	CAR	15	12	105	70	35	0.0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	1
2013	CAR	9	9	66	44	22	3.0	0	6	1	-2	-2.0	0	0	1	0
Total		86	52	505	338	117	11.0	0	25	4	24	6.0	0	0	10	4

References

↑ http://www.thomasdavis47.com/ssp/biography/
↑ {http://www.nfl.com/players/thomasdavis/profile?id=DAV768681} Stats courtesy of nfl.com
↑ Horner, Tyler. "Carolina Panthers Free Agency: Tracking 2012 Signings, Targets and Rumors". Bleacher Report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071074-carolina-panthers-free-agency-tracking-2012-signings-targets-and-rumors. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

External links

Carolina Panthers Bio

[1] ttp://www.thomasdavis47.com/ssp/biography/

[2] {http://www.nfl.com/players/thomasdavis/profile?id=DAV768681} Stats courtesy of nfl.com

[3] Horner, Tyler. "Carolina Panthers Free Agency: Tracking 2012 Signings, Targets and Rumors". Bleacher Report. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071074-carolina-panthers-free-agency-tracking-2012-signings-targets-and-rumors. Retrieved 13 April 2012.

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 * Consensus [[All-American]] ([[2004 College Football All-America Team|2004]])
 * First-team All-[[Southeastern Conference|SEC]] (2004)
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 ==Professional career==
 ===Carolina Panthers===
 Davis was selected in the first round (14th overall) in the [[2005 NFL Draft]].  Even though he was picked as a [[Safety (American football position)|safety]] in the 2005 NFL Draft, he was converted to [[linebacker]] during his [[rookie]] year.  In his debut season he played in 16 games making one start. He recorded 38 tackles and 1.5 sacks.
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 On September 18, 2011, Thomas Davis tore his ACL for the 3rd time in 3 years. No NFL players has ever recovered and returned from three ACL tears. Davis says he will be the first and hopes to be an inspiration to others.
-In March 2012, Thomas Davis restructured his contract to save the Panthers approximately $3.8 million dollars in cap space. The Panthers were reported to be tight on cap space going into the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horner|first=Tyler|title=Carolina Panthers Free Agency: Tracking 2012 Signings, Targets and Rumors|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071074-carolina-panthers-free-agency-tracking-2012-signings-targets-and-rumors|publisher=Bleacher Report|accessdate=13 April 2012}}</ref>
+In March 2012, Thomas Davis restructured his contract to save the Panthers approximately $3.8 million in cap space. The Panthers were reported to be tight on cap space going into the 2012 season.<ref>{{cite web|last=Horner|first=Tyler|title=Carolina Panthers Free Agency: Tracking 2012 Signings, Targets and Rumors|url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1071074-carolina-panthers-free-agency-tracking-2012-signings-targets-and-rumors|publisher=Bleacher Report|accessdate=13 April 2012}}</ref>
 ==Career stats==
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 ! [[2012 NFL season|2012]] !! [[2012 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
 | 15 || 12 || 105 || 70 || 35 || 0.0 || 0 || 3 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 1
+|-
+! [[2013 NFL season|2013]] !! [[2013 Carolina Panthers season|CAR]]
+| 9 || 9 || 66 || 44 || 22 || 3.0 || 0 || 6 || 1 || -2 || -2.0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0
 |-
 !colspan="2"|Total !! 86 !! 52 !! 505 !! 338 !! 117 !! 11.0 !! 0 !! 25 !! 4 !! 24 !! 6.0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 10 !! 4

Persondata
Name	Davis, Thomas
Alternative names	Davis, Thomas Antonio; Davis, Thomas A.
Short description	All-American college football player, professional football player, defensive back, linebacker, safety
Date of birth	March 22, 1983
Place of birth	Shellman, Georgia, United States
Date of death
Place of death

Personal information
No. 58 Carolina Panthers
Outside linebacker
Date of birth: (1983-03-22) March 22, 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth: Shellman, Georgia
High School: Shellman (GA) Randolph-Clay
Height: 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Weight: 235 lb (107 kg)
Career information
College: Georgia
NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 1 / Pick: 14
Debuted in 2005 for the Carolina Panthers



Career history
* Carolina Panthers ( 2005–present)
Roster status: Active
Career highlights and awards
* NFC Defensive Player of the Month (November, 2013) NFC Defensive Player of the Week (Week 6, 2013) USA Today All-Joe Team (2012, 2013) Ed Block Courage Award (2011) Consensus All-American (2004) First-team All-SEC (2004) Second-team All-SEC (2003)
Career NFL statistics as of Week 17, 2013
Tackles	628
Quarterback sacks	15.0
Interceptions	6
Forced fumbles	11
Stats at NFL.com
Stats at pro-football-reference.com