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Julius Thomas
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BroadwayVik
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Great find. Love his confidence now. He's no longer tentative. He knows he can compete as a pro. Good inspiration for current Vikings. They can too. Bless the pioneers to the NFL from good ole PSU.
Portland State HAS a fight song . . . such as it is. Some parts are okay, but it is a pretty mediocre job. Kind of a weak effort. It needs some strengthening and some punch. It needs to be augmented as it can hardly stand on its own merit. Must have been written by a person with a low, low T-count.
Portland State HAS a fight song . . . such as it is. Some parts are okay, but it is a pretty mediocre job. Kind of a weak effort. It needs some strengthening and some punch. It needs to be augmented as it can hardly stand on its own merit. Must have been written by a person with a low, low T-count.
DustRunner
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You mean the fight song or the news article?
CaseyOrourke
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Was looking at the Denver Broncos team report on yahoo http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/teams/den/report. According to that Julius was signed to a 4 year contract, terms unknown.
Also read this in the rookie report:
Also read this in the rookie report:
DustRunner
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It was fun to watch JT play last night against the Seahawks. Watching him run in space after catching a pass was great. 
Looks like JT made the 53 man roster. The Broncos must have been really impressed with JT, as they released Dante Rosario who they had picked up as a free agent tight end.
DustRunner
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JT and Virgil Green both made it, so the Broncos are going with Fells and the two rookies instead of the more experienced players. It's certainly a gamble.
Damn. JT's first catch on Monday Night Football was negated by a penalty.
CaseyOrourke
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Looks like JT is out till at least week 5 with a 'high ankle sprain'
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/24916/news;_ylt=AonAlH9wprBGlBsP3q948lj.uLYF
http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/players/24916/news;_ylt=AonAlH9wprBGlBsP3q948lj.uLYF
DustRunner
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It's Week 7 now, so hopefully he'll be back in action this Sunday against Miami. Haven't checked the injury report yet, though, so nothing is for certain.
DustRunner said:
Update from yesterday:
Oct 20 TE Julius Thomas continues to be limited with a high ankle sprain. Given Denver's depth at the position, with three other regulars active on game day, it wouldn't be surprising if Thomas is given another week to heal.
DustRunner
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The longer he's out, the more of a chance they'll see him as deadweight and just cut him . . . :?
Hopefully he'll be back soon.
Hopefully he'll be back soon.
Stockton native wants another taste of playoffs
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Rookie tight end Julius Thomas prefers Denver's Orange Crush to San Francisco's Gold Rush after spending his first NFL season with the Denver Broncos, but the Stockton native will watch with envy when the 49ers play the New York Giants in today's NFC Championship Game.
An injury sidelined him much of the season, but Thomas felt the hot glow of Tebowmania and gained his first taste of the playoffs when the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers before falling to the New England Patriots.
"The emotions are crazy," Thomas said. "If I take the intensity in the first round of the playoffs and how much it was magnified in the second round, to think about 92 guys, all one game away from the Super Bowl, I can only imagine. You've got 46 men on each team who dreamed their whole lives about playing in the Super Bowl, and it's sitting right in front of them. I bet it's a tremendous feeling, and I hope to have that feeling one day."
Thomas is a Tokay High graduate who played four years of basketball at Portland State, joined the school's football team as a fifth-year senior and performed so well the Broncos selected him in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. He impressed in training camp and preseason games, drawing comparisons to Antonio Gates, who became a star tight end in the NFL after playing basketball in college.
Thomas started the season opener against the Oakland Raiders, the team he grew up rooting for. He was expected to play a key role in the Broncos' passing game, but he never recovered after suffering a high ankle sprain and torn ligaments in Week 2. Thomas was inactive as the Broncos made their playoff push, but he soaked up information in team meetings, watched closely as they prepared for two postseason games and observed all the action from the sideline.
"Practice becomes so much more intense," Thomas said. "A lot of the veterans talked about how they'd never been to the playoffs, so being a part of that my rookie year is probably going to be an invaluable experience for me."
Thomas also witnessed the hysteria that surrounded Tim Tebow after he took over as the team's starting quarterback.
"It's crazy how strongly this country took to him," he said. "When you're on the road and people are screaming his name, standing outside the busses, hoping to catch a glimpse of him, running off screaming, 'I saw Tebow,' it was something to see."
Thomas is looking forward to helping the Broncos make another playoff run next season. He said he isn't rooting for any of the teams in today's NFC and AFC championship games, but he offered some insight into the 49ers' game against the Giants.
"The Niners are the No. 2 seed, playing at home, coming off a big win, and the Giants have to go across the country to play them," Thomas said. "Athletes don't want to say that makes a difference, but if you look at the historical data, going West Coast to East Coast or vice versa, it definitely makes a difference, so I think the Niners have an edge. It will be interesting. In the playoffs, it always comes down to who's making plays, and they have playmakers on both teams. I'll definitely make sure I'm watching."
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20120122/A_SPORTS/201220309" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Rookie tight end Julius Thomas prefers Denver's Orange Crush to San Francisco's Gold Rush after spending his first NFL season with the Denver Broncos, but the Stockton native will watch with envy when the 49ers play the New York Giants in today's NFC Championship Game.
An injury sidelined him much of the season, but Thomas felt the hot glow of Tebowmania and gained his first taste of the playoffs when the Broncos beat the Pittsburgh Steelers before falling to the New England Patriots.
"The emotions are crazy," Thomas said. "If I take the intensity in the first round of the playoffs and how much it was magnified in the second round, to think about 92 guys, all one game away from the Super Bowl, I can only imagine. You've got 46 men on each team who dreamed their whole lives about playing in the Super Bowl, and it's sitting right in front of them. I bet it's a tremendous feeling, and I hope to have that feeling one day."
Thomas is a Tokay High graduate who played four years of basketball at Portland State, joined the school's football team as a fifth-year senior and performed so well the Broncos selected him in the fourth round of the NFL Draft. He impressed in training camp and preseason games, drawing comparisons to Antonio Gates, who became a star tight end in the NFL after playing basketball in college.
Thomas started the season opener against the Oakland Raiders, the team he grew up rooting for. He was expected to play a key role in the Broncos' passing game, but he never recovered after suffering a high ankle sprain and torn ligaments in Week 2. Thomas was inactive as the Broncos made their playoff push, but he soaked up information in team meetings, watched closely as they prepared for two postseason games and observed all the action from the sideline.
"Practice becomes so much more intense," Thomas said. "A lot of the veterans talked about how they'd never been to the playoffs, so being a part of that my rookie year is probably going to be an invaluable experience for me."
Thomas also witnessed the hysteria that surrounded Tim Tebow after he took over as the team's starting quarterback.
"It's crazy how strongly this country took to him," he said. "When you're on the road and people are screaming his name, standing outside the busses, hoping to catch a glimpse of him, running off screaming, 'I saw Tebow,' it was something to see."
Thomas is looking forward to helping the Broncos make another playoff run next season. He said he isn't rooting for any of the teams in today's NFC and AFC championship games, but he offered some insight into the 49ers' game against the Giants.
"The Niners are the No. 2 seed, playing at home, coming off a big win, and the Giants have to go across the country to play them," Thomas said. "Athletes don't want to say that makes a difference, but if you look at the historical data, going West Coast to East Coast or vice versa, it definitely makes a difference, so I think the Niners have an edge. It will be interesting. In the playoffs, it always comes down to who's making plays, and they have playmakers on both teams. I'll definitely make sure I'm watching."
Julius Thomas – Denver Broncos BT Profile
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Name: Julius Thomas
Height, Weight: 6’5″, 255
Position: Tight End
Age, Experience: 23, 2
College: Portland State
Julius Thomas was a fourth round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2011 who shone in training camp but had a rookie season derailed by injury. A basketball player until his senior year in college, Thomas was a First-team All-Big Sky Conference selection following his 2010 season that saw him tally 29 receptions, 453 yards and two touchdowns. Prior to switching to football that year, Thomas was a basketball star at Portland State. He lettered four times in basketball, leading Portland State to its first two NCAA Tournament appearances in school history (2008-09) and finishing as the program’s all-time leader in games played (121), career wins (78) and field goal percentage (.663). Clancy Barone, the Broncos’ tight end coach, transformed Antonio Gates from college basketball player to perennial Pro Bowler in the NFL; the Broncos are hoping he can repeat that success with Thomas.
2011 Analysis: Thomas’s 2011 campaign was mired by a high ankle injury he suffered in Week 2. He would end up playing in very limited action in three more contests during the season, but he never got right. He had one reception for five yards in Week 2.
Contract Status: Signed through 2014
2012 Outlook: The Broncos are still high on Thomas and hope that, with an offseason of health and hard work, he can become a fixture for them at the tight end position.
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Name: Julius Thomas
Height, Weight: 6’5″, 255
Position: Tight End
Age, Experience: 23, 2
College: Portland State
Julius Thomas was a fourth round draft pick of the Denver Broncos in 2011 who shone in training camp but had a rookie season derailed by injury. A basketball player until his senior year in college, Thomas was a First-team All-Big Sky Conference selection following his 2010 season that saw him tally 29 receptions, 453 yards and two touchdowns. Prior to switching to football that year, Thomas was a basketball star at Portland State. He lettered four times in basketball, leading Portland State to its first two NCAA Tournament appearances in school history (2008-09) and finishing as the program’s all-time leader in games played (121), career wins (78) and field goal percentage (.663). Clancy Barone, the Broncos’ tight end coach, transformed Antonio Gates from college basketball player to perennial Pro Bowler in the NFL; the Broncos are hoping he can repeat that success with Thomas.
2011 Analysis: Thomas’s 2011 campaign was mired by a high ankle injury he suffered in Week 2. He would end up playing in very limited action in three more contests during the season, but he never got right. He had one reception for five yards in Week 2.
Contract Status: Signed through 2014
2012 Outlook: The Broncos are still high on Thomas and hope that, with an offseason of health and hard work, he can become a fixture for them at the tight end position.
DustRunner
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In the past week, Denver has let two TEs go as Free Agents. Another one has been suspended for a while for violating the league's drug policy. I'd say that this leaves JT as the only TE left on the current roster.
DustRunner
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As of today, yes. If Manning plays, I'm looking for JT to have a breakout season.
Broncos tight end Julius Thomas has surgery on ankle
Julius Thomas will always remember the 5-yard reception against the Cincinnati Bengals as his first NFL catch, but it also left him with a rookie season filled with frustration.
Because that play, and the right ankle injury that came with it after a tackle by Bengals linebacker Manny Lawson in September, derailed Thomas' season and resulted in him having surgery this past week to repair ligament damage.
The surgery, according to Thomas' father, Greg, was done in Charlotte, N.C., by noted ankle-foot surgeon Dr. Robert Anderson. Thomas will work with the Broncos' medical and training staff in the coming weeks and is a question mark for the opening of training camp.
The Broncos open their offseason program April 16, with their first full-team workouts coming in late May.
Thomas missed 14 games after the Week 2 injury — 12 in the regular season and both of the Broncos' playoff games — and was named a game-day inactive in 13 of those games.
The Broncos had high hopes for Thomas, a fourth-round pick in last year's draft, as a downfield option at the position after he flashed some big-play ability in training camp. Thomas had played just one year of football at Portland State after he spent four seasons with the school's basketball team.
The Broncos had enough questions about the position to have jumped into the free agency market at tight end. They signed former Colorado State standout Joel Dreessen and Jacob Tamme each to three-year deals.
Another tight end, Virgil Green, who was a seventh-round pick by the Broncos last season, is facing a four-game suspension to open the coming season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Read more: Broncos tight end Julius Thomas has surgery on ankle - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20353952/broncos-tight-end-julius-thomas-has-surgery-ankle#ixzz1rbWzsJeE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Julius Thomas will always remember the 5-yard reception against the Cincinnati Bengals as his first NFL catch, but it also left him with a rookie season filled with frustration.
Because that play, and the right ankle injury that came with it after a tackle by Bengals linebacker Manny Lawson in September, derailed Thomas' season and resulted in him having surgery this past week to repair ligament damage.
The surgery, according to Thomas' father, Greg, was done in Charlotte, N.C., by noted ankle-foot surgeon Dr. Robert Anderson. Thomas will work with the Broncos' medical and training staff in the coming weeks and is a question mark for the opening of training camp.
The Broncos open their offseason program April 16, with their first full-team workouts coming in late May.
Thomas missed 14 games after the Week 2 injury — 12 in the regular season and both of the Broncos' playoff games — and was named a game-day inactive in 13 of those games.
The Broncos had high hopes for Thomas, a fourth-round pick in last year's draft, as a downfield option at the position after he flashed some big-play ability in training camp. Thomas had played just one year of football at Portland State after he spent four seasons with the school's basketball team.
The Broncos had enough questions about the position to have jumped into the free agency market at tight end. They signed former Colorado State standout Joel Dreessen and Jacob Tamme each to three-year deals.
Another tight end, Virgil Green, who was a seventh-round pick by the Broncos last season, is facing a four-game suspension to open the coming season for violating the league's policy on performance-enhancing drugs.
Read more: Broncos tight end Julius Thomas has surgery on ankle - The Denver Post http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_20353952/broncos-tight-end-julius-thomas-has-surgery-ankle#ixzz1rbWzsJeE" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
