American football player
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||
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| Born: | (1962-01-04) January 4, 1962 (age 62) Giddings, Texas, U.S. | ||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||
| Weight: | 203 lb (92 kg) | ||||||||
| Career information | |||||||||
| High school: | Giddings (TX) | ||||||||
| College: | Texas A&M | ||||||||
| NFL draft: | 1985 / round: 9 / pick: 250 | ||||||||
| Career history | |||||||||
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
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Thomas Derrick Sanders (born January 4, 1962) is a former professional American football running back in the National Football League (NFL) for six seasons for the Chicago Bears and Philadelphia Eagles. He was selected by the Bears in the ninth round of the 1985 NFL draft. He was a member of the Bears team that won Super Bowl XX following the 1985 NFL season. He was also a member of the "Shuffling Crew" in the video The Super Bowl Shuffle. He played college football at Texas A&M University.
NFL career statistics
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| Won the Super Bowl | |
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Regular season
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | CHI | 15 | 0 | 25 | 104 | 4.2 | 28 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 16 | 1 | 27 | 224 | 8.3 | 75 | 5 | 2 | 18 | 9.0 | 18 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 12 | 0 | 23 | 122 | 5.3 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 53 | 17.7 | 25 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 16 | 0 | 95 | 332 | 3.5 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 94 | 10.4 | 39 | 0 |
| 1989 | CHI | 16 | 0 | 41 | 127 | 3.1 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 28 | 9.3 | 16 | 1 |
| 1990 | PHI | 10 | 0 | 56 | 208 | 3.7 | 39 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1991 | PHI | 5 | 3 | 54 | 122 | 2.3 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 62 | 7.8 | 14 | 0 |
| 90 | 4 | 321 | 1,239 | 3.9 | 75 | 12 | 28 | 284 | 10.1 | 39 | 1 | ||
Playoffs
| Year | Team | Games | Rushing | Receiving | |||||||||
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| GP | GS | Att | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | Rec | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | ||
| 1985 | CHI | 3 | 0 | 4 | 15 | 3.8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1987 | CHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1988 | CHI | 2 | 0 | 15 | 116 | 7.7 | 58 | 0 | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 12 | 0 |
| 1990 | PHI | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 47 | 9.4 | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 0 | 23 | 147 | 6.4 | 58 | 0 | 8 | 69 | 8.6 | 14 | 0 | ||
References
- "1985 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- "Bears Trounce Patriots, 46-10, in Super Bowl". Los Angeles Times. January 27, 1986. Retrieved October 31, 2023.
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