Thomas Sanders
Thomas Derrick Sanders
Born: January 4, 1962
Giddings, TX USA
Position: RB
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 203
College: Texas A&M
High School: Giddings (TX)
Career: 1985-1991
Drafted: 1985 in Round 9, #250 overall by the Chicago Bears
Thomas Sanders played from 1985 to 1991 during his career with the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. Sanders ran for 1,239 yards in his career on 321 attempts, scoring 12 rushing touchdowns. He also caught 28 passes for 284 yards and 1 receiving touchdowns..
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Rushing:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 28 | 1 |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 27 | 224 | 8.3 | 75 | 5 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 95 | 332 | 3.5 | 20 | 3 |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 41 | 127 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 56 | 208 | 3.7 | 39 | 1 |
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 16 | 1 |
| Totals | 321 | 1239 | 3.9 | 75 | 12 |
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| Totals | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 39 | 1 |
Kick Returns:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 10 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 22 | 399 | 18.1 | 44 | 0 |
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 20 | 349 | 17.4 | 42 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 13 | 248 | 19.1 | 38 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 23 | 491 | 21.3 | 96 | 1 |
| 1990 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 15 | 299 | 19.9 | 37 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 160 | 16.0 | 31 | 0 |
| Totals | 104 | 1956 | 18.8 | 96 | 1 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1985 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1986 | NFL Chicago Bears | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 | |||||||
| 1987 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | |||||||
| 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||
| 1990 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| 1991 | NFL Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||||
| Totals | 12 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 84 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 15 | 0 |
| 1986 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 1 |
| 1987 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 12 | 0 |
| 1988 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 0 |
| 1989 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 0 |
| 1990 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 10 | 0 |
| 1991 | NFL | Philadelphia Eagles | 5 | 0 |
