Logan Lamont Thomas is an American football quarterback for the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League.
Education
Thomas attended Brookville High School in Campbell County, Virginia. 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. He completed 12 of 26 passes for 107 yards and 22 rushing yards on six attempts.
Career
He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round of the 2014 NFL Draft. He played college football at Virginia Technical and was the Hokies" starting quarterback from 2011 to 2013. He played quarterback, wide receiver, and defensive back.
On defense he had 80 tackles and four interceptions.
He played in the 2009 United States. Army All-American Bowl. 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 (1495 s), the 300m hurdles (4103 s), high jump (196 m), and discus (48 m). After being redshirted in 2009, Thomas spent 2010 as the backup quarterback to Tyrod Taylor, appearing in seven games.
He also had a two-yard receiving touchdown on his lone reception.
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 yards and 11 touchdowns on the ground. 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. 2014 NFL Draft
Thomas was a quarterback prospect in the 2014 NFL Draft.
He was drafted by the Arizona Cardinals in the fourth round with the 120th overall pick. Thomas was the sixth QB 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).
The Cardinals signed him on a four-year contract on May 21, 2014.
Arizona Cardinals
Thomas made his NFL debut on October 5, 2014, Week 5 against the Denver Broncos in relief of the injured Drew Stanton. Thomas completed his third career NFL pass for an 81-yard touchdown to Andre Ellington. Thomas became the first NFL quarterback to have his first career completion be for 80+ yards since Pittsburgh’s Neil O’Donnell 89 yard pass, against the San Diego Chargers on September 1, 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 the Cardinals one sided loss to the Seahawks it was announced that the Cardinals would start rookie Thomas over the struggling Ryan Lindley. However, after a shaky week of practice, coach Bruce Arians announced that the Cardinals would instead go with Lindley.
He was released by the Cardinals on September 5, 2015. Miami Dolphins
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 Miami Dolphins to their practice squad on September 15, 2015. On December 16, 2015, the Miami Dolphins elevated Thomas from practice squad.