John Thornton
John Jason Thornton
Born: October 2, 1976
Philadelphia, PA USA
Position: DT
Height: 6'3"
Weight: 297
College: West Virginia
High School: Veteran's (Scotland, PA)
Career: 1999-2008
Drafted: 1999 in Round 2, #52 overall by the Tennessee Titans
John Thornton played from 1999 to 2008 during his career with the Cincinnati Bengals and Tennessee Titans. Thornton recorded 27.5 quarterback sacks in his career.
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Kick Returns:
Interceptions:
Sacks:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 4.5 | 0.0 | |
| 2000 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 4.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2002 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2003 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 6.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2004 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2005 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2006 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 2.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2007 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 1.0 | 0.0 | |
| 2008 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 3.0 | 0.0 | |
| Totals | 27.5 | 0 | 0.0 |
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Solo | Ast | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 18 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 2000 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 23.5 | 19 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2002 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 17.5 | 15 | 5 | 3 | |||||
| 2003 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 25 | 19 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 47 | 37 | 20 | 4 | |||||
| 2005 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 33 | 24 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 35.5 | 28 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 28 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | NFL Cincinnati Bengals | 27 | 24 | 6 | 2 | |||||
| Totals | 254.5 | 206 | 97 | 17 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points |
| 1999 | NFL Tennessee Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 3 |
| 2000 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 16 |
| 2001 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 3 | 0 |
| 2002 | NFL | Tennessee Titans | 16 | 16 |
| 2003 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 2005 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 15 |
| 2007 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 14 | 14 |
| 2008 | NFL | Cincinnati Bengals | 15 | 11 |
