Complex sentence: Thelwell was originally drafted 9th overall by the Lions in the 1998 CFL Draft and by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League in the 1998 NFL Draft in the seventh round with the 215th overall pick.
Split into simpler sentences: Thelwell was originally drafted 9th overall by the Lions in the 1998 CFL Draft. He was also drafted by the San Francisco 49ers of the National Football League in the 1998 NFL Draft in the seventh round with the 215th overall pick.