Veteran defensive lineman Solomon Thomas re-signed a one-year deal worth up to $3.9 million on Wednesday to return to the New York Jets, according to a source. The San Francisco 49ers' former first-round pick (third overall) in 2017 will return for a second season with Gang Green after posting 26 tackles (13 solo), half a sack and four QB hits in 17 regular season games (zero starts) in 2022. Head coach Robert Saleh served as Thomas' defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2020, so they have plenty of familiarity. The 27-year-old is likely to continue serving in a rotational role on the Jets defensive line, which puts him off the fantasy radar in IDP leagues.
The New York Jets signed free-agent defensive end Solomon Thomas to an undisclosed one-year deal on Monday, according to a source. Thomas was a first-round pick (third overall) by the San Francisco 49ers in 2017, and he'll reunite with head coach Robert Saleh in New York. The 26-year-old played his first four seasons in the Bay area before joining the Las Vegas Raiders last year, where he recorded 34 tackles (17 solo), three tackles for loss, 12 QB hits, a career-high 3.5 sacks and two forced fumbles in 17 games (no starts). While Thomas isn't worth watching in IDP leagues, he could play a key role on the Jets defensive line this season under Saleh.
The Las Vegas Raiders signed defensive tackle Solomon Thomas to a one-year deal worth up to $5 million, according to source. The team also re-signed defensive tackle Johnathan Hankins to a one-year, $3.5 million fully guaranteed deal. Former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Quinton Jefferson also was added by the Raiders. Thomas hasn't lived up to his status as the former third overall pick in 2017 and suffered a torn ACL in Week 2 last year and missed the rest of the season. Hankins has started every game and played more than 60 percent of the defensive snaps for the Raiders in the last two seasons. He had 48 tackles and a sack in 2020. Over his five-year career, Jefferson has 10.5 sacks and 35 QB hits with the Seahawks and Bills.
San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Solomon Thomas (knee) was confirmed to have suffered a torn ACL in the Week 2 win over the Jets. The season got off to a bad start for Thomas when the Niners declined the 25-year-old's fifth-year option, and things just got a lot worse. The Stanford product hasn't lived up to his draft stock as a third-round pick in 2017. The 49ers had the worst luck of any team in the injury department in a Week 2 full of devastating season-ending injuries. All-Pro pass-rusher Nick Bosa also tore his ACL, ending his 2020 campaign. Look for rookie Javon Kinlaw to pick up the slack up the middle, while the Niners will also need DJ Jones and Arik Armstead to step up.
The San Francisco 49ers are declining their fifth-year option on defensive lineman Solomon Thomas on Friday, according to a source. Thomas was taken third overall in the 2017 draft but has been a bust for San Francisco. The 24-year-old has just six sacks and 93 combined tackles (73 solo) in 46 games (28 starts) in his three years in the league so far. He had two sacks, 21 combined tackles, three tackles for loss and six QB hits in 16 games (three starts) for the Niners in 2019. Thomas will continue to be a rotational pass-rusher on the team's defensive line and will become an unrestricted free agent after the 2020 season.
The San Francisco 49ers selected Stanford defensive end Solomon Thomas with the third overall pick of the 2017 NFL draft. San Fran traded down from the No. 2 spot with the Bears. Thomas is a great athlete at 6-foot-3, 275 pounds and figures to be best used as a run-stopper in the NFL. He compiled 25.5 tackles for loss, 11.5 sacks and four fumble recoveries in his two years at Stanford.
