James Thornton
James Michael Thornton
Born: February 8, 1965
Santa Rosa, CA USA
Position: TE
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 242
College: Cal State-Fullerton
High School: Analy (Sebastopol, CA)
Career: 1988-1995
Drafted: 1988 in Round 4, #105 overall by the Chicago Bears
James Thornton played from 1988 to 1995 during his career with the Chicago Bears, Houston Oilers and New York Jets. Thornton caught 107 passes for 1,338 yards and 7 receiving touchdowns in his career.
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Rushing:
Receiving:
| Year | Team | No. | Yds | Avg. | Long | TDs | 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 15 | 135 | 9.0 | 19 | 0 | 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 24 | 392 | 16.3 | 36 | 3 | 1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 19 | 254 | 13.4 | 32 | 1 | 1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 17 | 278 | 16.4 | 33 | 1 | 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 12 | 108 | 9.0 | 22 | 2 | 1994 | NFL New York Jets | 20 | 171 | 8.6 | 25 | 0 |
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| Totals | 107 | 1338 | 12.5 | 36 | 7 |
Kick Returns:
Defense and Fumbles:
| Year | Team | Tackle | Brup | Fum | F Rec | FYds | FTD | FF | 1988 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1994 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Totals | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Total Scoring:
| Touchdowns | Other | Total | |||||||||||||
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| Year | Team | Rush | Rec | Punt | Kick | MFG | Int | Fum | Other | FG | X/C | Single | 2Pt | Saf | Points | 1989 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1990 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1991 | NFL Chicago Bears | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1993 | NFL New York Jets | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Totals | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 42 | |
Playing Career:
| Year | League | Team | GP | GS | 1988 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 12 | 1989 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | 1990 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 16 | 1991 | NFL | Chicago Bears | 16 | 13 | 1993 | NFL | New York Jets | 13 | 6 | 1994 | NFL | New York Jets | 15 | 5 | 1995 | NFL | Houston Oilers | 4 | 2 |
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