DAVID THORNTONThornton, David DontayHeight: 6-2 Weight: 227 Born: November 1, 1978 Goldsboro, NC High School: Goldsboro (NC) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | North Carolina | Did Not Play |
| 1999 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2000 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| 2001 | North Carolina | Lettered |
| Draft: 4th round (106th overall) 2002 Indianapolis Colts |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2002 IND NFL | 50 | LB | 16 | 0 |
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2003 IND NFL | 50 | WLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2004 IND NFL | 50 | LLB | 16 | 15 |
| 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL | 50 | SLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2006 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2006 TEN NFL | 50 | LLB | 16 | 13 |
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 50 | LLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2008 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2008 TEN NFL | 50 | LLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2009 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2009 TEN NFL | 50 | LLB | 11 | 11 |
| 8 Years (NFL)8 Years NFL | 122 | 102 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/21/2002 | 2002 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2002 IND NFL |
| Signed | 7/10/2002 | 2002 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2002 IND NFL |
| Restricted Free Agent | 3/2/2005 | 2004 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2004 IND NFL |
| Signed | 4/15/2005 | 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/11/2006 | 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL |
| Signed | 3/14/2006 | 2006 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2006 TEN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 12/22/2009 | 2009 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2009 TEN NFL |
| Reserve/Physically Unable to Perform | 9/4/2010 | 2010 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2010 TEN NFL |
| Activated | 11/23/2010 | 2010 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2010 TEN NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 7/26/2011 | 2010 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2010 TEN NFL |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2003 IND NFL | 2 | 3 | 1.5 | 2 | 0 |
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2004 IND NFL | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 11 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 11 | 0 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2003 IND NFL | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL | 2.0 | 7.0 |
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 1.0 | 7.0 |
| 2009 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2009 TEN NFL | 1.0 | 16.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5.0 | 32.0 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2002 IND NFL | 45 | 33 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2003 IND NFL | 145 | 140 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2004 IND NFL | 94 | 85 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL | 83 | 75 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2006 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2006 TEN NFL | 109 | 108 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 122 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2008 TEN NFL | 78 | 78 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2009 TEN NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 736 | 701 | 35 | 0 | 4 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2003 IND NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2004 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2004 IND NFL | 4 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2005 Indianapolis Colts (NFL)2005 IND NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2006 TEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2007 TEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2008 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2008 TEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2009 Tennessee Titans (NFL)2009 TEN NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 13 | 2 | 11 | 117 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
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