RoanokeFan
02-26-2012, 05:33 PM
DOES DEVIN THOMAS HAVE A FUTURE WITH THE GIANTS? (http://www.giants101.com/2012/02/26/does-devin-thomas-have-a-future-with-the-new-york-giants/)
"<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with New York Giants" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/new-york-giants/" rel="tag nofollow">New York
Giants</a> General Manager Jerry Reese likes to add blue collar players with
something to prove to the bottom of his roster throughout the season. The
conversation begins and ends with <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Chase Blackburn" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/chase-blackburn/" rel="tag nofollow">Chase
Blackburn</a>.
</p><div style="DISPLAY: none"><a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with New York Giants" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/new-york-giants/" rel="tag nofollow">New York
Giants</a> wide receiver <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Devin Thomas" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/devin-thomas/" rel="tag nofollow">Devin
Thomas</a>, center, holds the Vince Lombari trophy while teammates celebrate
after defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI February
5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersesy)</div>
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He was set to teach grade school before he got a call from the Giants. A week
later, he was intercepting Aaron Rodgers in a key week 13 matchup against the
Green Bay Packers.</p>
<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Devin Thomas" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/devin-thomas/" rel="tag nofollow">Devin
Thomas</a> is another example of such a player who came in during the 2010
season after being released by the Carolina Panthers (http://www.giants101.com/tag/carolina-panthers/) and the Washington Redskins (http://www.giants101.com/tag/washington-redskins/).</p>
He came in in against the Redskins in week 14 and recorded five tackles on
special teams and downing several punts. Fast forward one season, and Thomas,
once a highly touted second round pick out of Michigan State, was reduced to
refining his special teams skills on a week to week basis. It paid off. He
recovered a key fumble in the NFC Championship game against the San
Francisco49ers that bounced off of returner Kyle Williams.</p>
Thomas was determined from day one this past season. He came into <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Eli Manning" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/eli-manning/" rel="tag nofollow">Eli
Manning</a>'s passing camps at Bergen Catholic in extremely good shape and
worked out with the quarterback each day he was there.</p>
In preseason, he returned a kickoff 70 yards against the Chicago Bears. He
also had key returns against the Arizona Cardinals and a key 3rd down conversion
against the Dallas Cowboys.</p>
Thomas has tried in every way he can to contribute and Giants management
should take notice. Expect him to be re-signed this coming season and have a
good chance at doing some damage on the receiver depth chart in the event that
<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Mario Manningham" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/mario-manningham/" rel="tag nofollow">Mario
Manningham</a> departs."</p>
"<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with New York Giants" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/new-york-giants/" rel="tag nofollow">New York
Giants</a> General Manager Jerry Reese likes to add blue collar players with
something to prove to the bottom of his roster throughout the season. The
conversation begins and ends with <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Chase Blackburn" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/chase-blackburn/" rel="tag nofollow">Chase
Blackburn</a>.
</p><div style="DISPLAY: none"><a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with New York Giants" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/new-york-giants/" rel="tag nofollow">New York
Giants</a> wide receiver <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Devin Thomas" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/devin-thomas/" rel="tag nofollow">Devin
Thomas</a>, center, holds the Vince Lombari trophy while teammates celebrate
after defeating the New England Patriots 21-17 to win Super Bowl XLVI February
5, 2012, in Indianapolis. (UPI Photo/Brian Kersesy)</div>
<div style="MARGIN: 5px">
<div style="POSITION: relative">
<div style="FLOAT: left">
</div></div></div>
He was set to teach grade school before he got a call from the Giants. A week
later, he was intercepting Aaron Rodgers in a key week 13 matchup against the
Green Bay Packers.</p>
<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Devin Thomas" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/devin-thomas/" rel="tag nofollow">Devin
Thomas</a> is another example of such a player who came in during the 2010
season after being released by the Carolina Panthers (http://www.giants101.com/tag/carolina-panthers/) and the Washington Redskins (http://www.giants101.com/tag/washington-redskins/).</p>
He came in in against the Redskins in week 14 and recorded five tackles on
special teams and downing several punts. Fast forward one season, and Thomas,
once a highly touted second round pick out of Michigan State, was reduced to
refining his special teams skills on a week to week basis. It paid off. He
recovered a key fumble in the NFC Championship game against the San
Francisco49ers that bounced off of returner Kyle Williams.</p>
Thomas was determined from day one this past season. He came into <a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Eli Manning" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/eli-manning/" rel="tag nofollow">Eli
Manning</a>'s passing camps at Bergen Catholic in extremely good shape and
worked out with the quarterback each day he was there.</p>
In preseason, he returned a kickoff 70 yards against the Chicago Bears. He
also had key returns against the Arizona Cardinals and a key 3rd down conversion
against the Dallas Cowboys.</p>
Thomas has tried in every way he can to contribute and Giants management
should take notice. Expect him to be re-signed this coming season and have a
good chance at doing some damage on the receiver depth chart in the event that
<a class="st_tag internal_tag" title="Posts tagged with Mario Manningham" href="http://www.giants101.com/tag/mario-manningham/" rel="tag nofollow">Mario
Manningham</a> departs."</p>