Nick Thurman

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Nick Thurman
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Thurman with Houston in 2016
No. 91 – Carolina Panthers
Position: Defensive end
Personal information
Born: (1995-06-12) June 12, 1995 (age 28)
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Height:6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight:305 lb (138 kg)
Career information
High school: Lake Highlands (Dallas, Texas)
College: Houston
Undrafted: 2018
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Roster status:Active
Career NFL statistics as of 2023
Total tackles:42
Player stats at PFR

Nicholas-Devon L Thurman (born June 12, 1995) is an American football defensive end for the Carolina Panthers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for Houston.

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High school career

Thurman played high school football at Lake Highlands High School. Thurman was a three star recruit coming out of high school and committed to the University of Houston to play football. [1] [2]

College football career

Thurman played in 44 games in his career at Houston, recording 92 tackles, 15 tackles-for-loss, and 4.5 sacks. [3] Thurman was named to the 2018 Senior Bowl watch list going into his senior season. [4]

Professional career

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeightArm lengthHand span 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split 20-yard shuttle Three-cone drill Vertical jump Broad jump Bench press
6 ft 3+3⁄4 in
(1.92 m)		299 lb
(136 kg)		33+7⁄8 in
(0.86 m)		9+1⁄4 in
(0.23 m)		5.17 s1.73 s2.91 s4.76 s7.51 s33.0 in
(0.84 m)		9 ft 8 in
(2.95 m)		22 reps
All values from Pro Day [5]

Houston Texans

Thurman signed with the Houston Texans as an undrafted free agent on May 14, 2018. [6] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 1, 2018. [7]

Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Thurman signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on April 4, 2019. [8] He was waived on April 29, 2019. [9]

New England Patriots

On May 2, 2019, Thurman was signed by the New England Patriots. [10] He was waived during final roster cuts on August 31, 2019, [11] and signed to the team's practice squad the next day. [12]

After spending the entire 2019 season on the practice squad, Thurman signed a reserve/futures contract with the Patriots on January 6, 2020. [13] He was waived during final roster cuts on September 5, 2020, [14] and signed to the practice squad the next day. [15] He was elevated to the active roster on September 19, September 26, October 17, and October 24 for the team's weeks 2, 3, 6, and 7 games against the Seattle Seahawks, Las Vegas Raiders, Denver Broncos, and San Francisco 49ers; he reverted to the practice squad after each game. [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] He made his NFL debut against the Seahawks. [22] He was signed to the active roster on October 31. [23] He was waived on November 14, 2020, [24] and re-signed to the practice squad four days later. [25] He was elevated to the active roster again on December 28 for the week 16 game against the Buffalo Bills, and reverted to the practice squad again following the game. [26] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 4, 2021. [27]

On August 31, 2021, Thurman was waived by the Patriots. [28] [29]

Atlanta Falcons

On October 26, 2021, Thurman was signed to the Atlanta Falcons practice squad. [30] He signed a reserve/future contract with the Falcons on January 10, 2022. [31]

On August 30, 2022, Thurman was waived by the Falcons. [32]

Jacksonville Jaguars

On September 27, 2022, Thurman was signed to the Jacksonville Jaguars practice squad. [33] He signed a reserve/future contract on January 23, 2023. [34] He was released on July 21, 2023.

Carolina Panthers

On July 31, 2023, Thurman signed with the Carolina Panthers. [35]

On January 8, 2024, the Panthers signed Thurman to a one-year contract extension. [36]

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