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American football player (1971-2017)

American football player
John Thierry
refer to captionThierry in 2015
No. 94, 91, 53, 55
Position:Defensive end
Personal information
Born:(1971-09-04)September 4, 1971
Houston, Texas, U.S.
Died:November 24, 2017(2017-11-24) (aged 46)
Opelousas, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:262 lb (119 kg)
Career information
High school:Plaisance (LA)
College:Alcorn State
NFL draft:1994 / round: 1 / pick: 11
Career history
Career NFL statistics
Tackles:212
Sacks:33.5
Fumble recoveries:7
Stats at Pro Football Reference

John Fitzgerald Thierry (September 4, 1971 – November 24, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1994 NFL draft. A 6' 4", 263 lb linebacker from Alcorn State University, Thierry was moved to defensive end and played in nine NFL seasons from 1994 to 2002.

He was selected second in the 1999 Cleveland Browns expansion draft, following Jim Pyne. He finished his career with the Atlanta Falcons after recurring shoulder injuries. During his career Thierry played in 131 games and started 70 of them recording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble recoveries.

Thierry died on November 24, 2017, of a heart attack at the age of 46.

NFL career statistics

Legend
Bold Career high
Year Team Games Tackles Interceptions Fumbles
GP GS Comb Solo Ast Sck Int Yds TD Lng FF FR Yds TD
1994 CHI 16 1 5 3 2 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1995 CHI 16 7 25 20 5 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0
1996 CHI 16 2 13 10 3 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1997 CHI 9 9 15 9 6 3.0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0
1998 CHI 16 9 30 20 10 3.5 1 14 0 14 2 0 0 0
1999 CLE 16 10 39 33 6 7.0 1 8 0 8 2 0 0 0
2000 GNB 16 16 40 32 8 6.5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2001 GNB 12 12 26 20 6 3.5 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2002 ATL 14 4 19 16 3 4.0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
131 70 212 163 49 33.5 2 22 0 14 6 7 0 0

References

  1. "1994 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 31, 2023.
  2. Ardoin, Bobby (November 26, 2017). "Family, friends remember Opelousas native, ex-NFL player John Thierry". DailyWorld.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  3. "John Thierry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
  4. Biggs, Brad (November 25, 2017). "John Thierry, Bears first-round pick in 1994, dies at 46". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 29, 2024.
1994 NFL draft first-round selections
Chicago Bears first-round draft picks
Chicago Bears 1994 NFL draft selections


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