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Kansas City Chiefs outside linebacker Derrick Thomas had 7 sacks against the Seattle Seahawks on Nov. 11, 1990
The Kansas City Chiefs, under head coach Marty Schottenheimer who was Thomas' head coach for 10 of his 11 NFL seasons, played a 3-4. Thomas played right outside linebacker for his first seven seasons and then switched to left outside linebacker for the final seasons of his career.
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas died after a blood clot partially paralyzed him and then got into his lungs. He had been in a car accident a few weeks before in which he sustained many injuries, but it was thought he was on the road to recovery at the time of his death.
Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Derrick Thomas had 7 sacks in one game.
William Thomas - linebacker - was born on 1968-08-13.
Pat Thomas - linebacker - was born on 1983-01-26.
Derrick Thomas was born on January 1, 1967.
Derrick Thomas was born on January 1, 1967.
Derrick Thomas was buried in his hometown of Miami, Florida.
The Derrick Thomas Academy was created in 2001.
Derrick Turnbow's birth name is Thomas Derrick Turnbow.
Derrick Thomas was born on January 1, 1967 and died on February 8, 2000. Derrick Thomas would have been 33 years old at the time of death or 48 years old today.