SAN JOSE, Calif. – Former Hampton University football player Jason Thomas will play in the divisional round of the Arena Football League playoffs, as his San Jose SaberCats will play host to the Colorado Crush on Saturday, July 5.
The game will be televised at 3 p.m. on ESPN.
Thomas (Savannah, Ga.), in his second year in the AFL, played for the Chicago Rush last season, starting 14 regular-season and two playoff games. The SaberCats were 11-5 in the regular season, undefeated in the AFL’s American Western Division.
A seventh-round draft pick by the San Diego Chargers in 2000, Thomas played for the Baltimore Ravens in 2002 and 2003. Thomas blocked for the Pirates from 1997-99 after transferring from South Carolina, earning All-MEAC honors his final two years.
Thomas also was an NCAA Division I-AA All-American as a senior. He graduated from Hampton in December 1999 with a degree in sports management and has been pursuing a master’s in secondary education at Morgan State.
For more information on Hampton University football, please call the Office of Sports Information at (757) 727-5811 or visit the official Pirates website at
www.hamptonpirates.com.
