All-Pro selection by AP
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Dolphin fans rejoyce!  Zach has just signed a contract that will keep him Miami for the next five years!  His contract is worth $22.5 million, making him the second highest paid linebacker in the NFL, yet he still didn't make the Pro Bowl.

Zach Thomas is the leader of the explosive Miami Dolphin defense. As a fifth round choice in 1996, nobody thought that he would not be any good because he was undersized, although he was an All-American at Texas Tech. Miami Dolphins coach Jimmy Johnson took a chance on him because he fit the mold of the defense he was looking for. All he did in his rookie year was lead the team in tackles and was named Defensive Player of the Year for the Dolphins while also being placed on numerous All-Rookie teams.  Born: September 1, 1973 in Pampa, Texas  Home: Ft. Lauderdale, FL  High School: Pampa High School  College: Texas Tech

Pro Career Regular Season Stats

Year	Games	Tackles	Solo	For. Fumbles	Fumble Recov.	TD	INT	INT Yards	TD	Sacks
1996	16	180	130	2	2	0	3	64	1	2.0
1997	15	128	97	2	0	0	1	10	0	0.5
1998	16	138	111	2	0	0	3	21	2	2.0
TOTAL	47	446	338	6	2	0	7	95	3	4.5

Pro Awards

Team MVP and Newcomer of the year by South Florida Media  Alternate to 1997 Pro bowl  NFL Defensive Rookie of the Month for October  AFC Defensive Rookie of the Year  All-Rookie selection by College and Pro Football Newsweekly, The Football News, and Pro Football Weekly/Pro Football Writers of America

College Career Stats

Year	Games	Tackles	Solo	TFL	For. Fumbles	Fumble Recov.	Pass Def.	Pass Deflect.	INT	Sacks
1995 Sr.	11	131	84	13	6	4	3	7	2	3.0
1994 Jr.	11	116	65	9	0	0	4	0	4	1.0
1993 So.	12	117	64	4	1	3	3	0	1	1.0
1992 Fr.	11	26	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	0.0
TOTAL	45	390	226	26	7	7	10	7	7	5.0

College Awards

Senior  Four-year letterman  Consensus All-American and All-Southwest Conference first team  SWC Defensive Plater of the Year  Finalist for Butkus Award and Football News Defensive Player of the Year Award  School record 20 tackles against Missouri  Junior  All-American first team by UPI and second team by The Sporting News and Football News Sophmore  All-SWC second team by the Houston Chronicle and Houston Post

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