Derrick Thomas was a professional football player who played Linebacker / defensive end as number 58. Thomas’s height was 6 ft 3 in. Thomas died on February 8, 2000, in Kansas City, MO. Thomas was born on January 1, 1967, in Miami, Florida. This page looks closely at Derrick Thomas’s net worth.
In high school, Derrick Thomas played football for South Miami Senior High School. Thomas played college football on the Alabama Crimson Tide football team. In the 1989 NFL draft, Thomas was chosen number 4 in round 1.
In the past, Thomas played for the Kansas City Chiefs. Some of the highlights of Derrick Thomas’s career included: 9× Pro Bowl, 3× First-team All-Pro, 3× Second-team All-Pro, Walter Payton Man of the Year Award, NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, List of NFL season sacks leaders, NFL 1990s All-Decade Team, Jersey number retired, NFL record seven sacks in one game, Dick Butkus Award, and Unanimous College Football All-America Team.
Some of Thomas’s most prominent statistics include 1 Interceptions, 41 Forced fumbles, 642 Tackle (football move), and 126.5 Quarterback sack.
National Football League salaries range greatly. At the starting level, NFL players earn between $400,000 and $600,000 a year. At the top level, stars can earn $50 million or more. The National Football League salary cap is nearly $175 million.
So what was NFL football player Derrick Thomas’s net worth at the time of death? Our estimate for Derrick Thomas’s net worth at death is:
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