# Cam Thomas (defensive tackle)

Cameron Jamel Thomas (born December 12, 1986) is a former American football nose tackle. He was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round of the 2010 NFL draft. He played college football at North Carolina. Thomas was also a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, Kansas City Chiefs, and Northern Arizona Wranglers.

## Professional career
### Pre-draft

Thomas was considered one of the top defensive tackle prospects for the 2010 NFL draft.
Pre-draft measurables :
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press |
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 330 lb (150 kg) | 5.29 s | 1.73 s | 2.99 s | 4.78 s | 7.68 s | 29 in (0.74 m) | 8 ft 6 in (2.59 m) | 31 reps |
| All values from NFL Combine ||||||||||

### San Diego Chargers

Thomas was selected by the San Diego Chargers in the fifth round (146th overall) of the 2010 NFL draft. During his rookie season in 2010, Thomas played 6 games and has 2 sacks on 7 tackles. In 2011, he played all 16 games with 2 starts making 19 tackles with 4 sacks. In 2012, he played 16 games with 21 tackles. In 2013, he played 16 games with 26 tackles and an interception. He became a free agent after the 2013 season.

### Pittsburgh Steelers

Thomas signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers on March 14, 2014. During his first season with Pittsburgh in 2014, he played in all 16 regular season games, recording 19 tackles (11 solo) and half a sack. In the Steelers' opening round playoff game against the Baltimore Ravens, Thomas assisted on one tackle.
In 2015, he played in 15 regular season games, recording 11 tackles (9 solo). In the Steelers' first playoff game against the Cincinnati Bengals, he assisted on one tackle and recovered an A. J. McCarron fumble, returning it for 11 yards. The turnover would help lead the Steelers to a Chris Boswell field goal in a game they eventually won 18–16. Thomas would also play in the Steelers' second playoff game against the Denver Broncos.

### Los Angeles Rams

On June 6, 2016, Thomas along with Dylan Thompson, Benson Browne, and Terrence Magee signed contracts with the Los Angeles Rams. On September 3, 2016, he was released by the Rams as part of final roster cuts. Three days after his release, he re-signed with the Rams.

### Kansas City Chiefs

On June 8, 2017, Thomas signed with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was released on September 2, 2017. On November 13, 2017, Thomas re-signed with the Chiefs. He was released on November 23, 2017.

### Northern Arizona Wranglers

On October 10, 2020, it was announced that Thomas had signed with the Northern Arizona Wranglers of the Indoor Football League (IFL) for the team's inaugural 2021 season. Thomas became a free agent following the 2021 season.

## NFL career statistics

Legend :
| Bold | Career high |

### Regular season

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2010 | SDG | 6 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | SDG | 16 | 2 | 20 | 13 | 7 | 4.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | SDG | 16 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | SDG | 16 | 10 | 23 | 17 | 6 | 0.0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | 16 | 9 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | PIT | 16 | 1 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0.0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | LAR | 16 | 2 | 15 | 11 | 4 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | KAN | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| | | 103 | 27 | 115 | 83 | 32 | 7.5 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

### Playoffs

| Year | Team | Games | Games | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Tackles | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Interceptions | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles | Fumbles |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | TFL | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | FR | Yds | TD |
| 2013 | SDG | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | PIT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | PIT | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |
| | | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 0 |