Please answer the following question: Facts: - highschool: imperial -lrb- ca -rrb- - number: 55 , 94 - pfr: thomro20 - draftpick: 31 - birth date: 17 july 1980 - weight: 235 - nfl: tho353111 - statlabel: games played games started tackles quarterback sacks forced fumbles - heightin: 0 - statvalue: 84 50 305 2.0 4 - heightft: 6 - college: ucla - name: robert thomas - pastteamsnote: yes - birth place: el centro , california - draftyear: 2002 - position: linebacker - draftround: 1 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of robert thomas -lrb- linebacker -rrb- .
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robert wayne thomas -lrb- born july 17 , 1980 -rrb- is a former american college and professional football player who was a linebacker in the national football league -lrb- nfl -rrb- for seven seasons during the early 2000s .he played college football for the university of california , los angeles -lrb- ucla -rrb- , and was recognized as a consensus all-american .the st. louis rams picked him in the first round of the 2002 nfl draft , and he played professionally for the rams , green bay packers and oakland raiders of the nfl .