American football player (1971-2017)
American football player
John Fitzgerald Thierry (September 4, 1971 – November 24, 2017) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Chicago Bears in the first round (11th overall pick) of the 1994 NFL draft .[ 1] linebacker from Alcorn State University , Thierry was moved to defensive end and played in nine NFL seasons from 1994 to 2002.
He was selected second in the 1999 Cleveland Browns expansion draft , following Jim Pyne .[ 2] Atlanta Falcons after recurring shoulder injuries. During his career Thierry played in 131 games and started 70 of them recording 33.5 sacks and 158 tackles with 7 fumble recoveries.[ 3]
Thierry died on November 24, 2017, of a heart attack at the age of 46.[ 4]
NFL career statistics
Year
Team
Games
Tackles
Interceptions
Fumbles
GP
GS
Comb
Solo
Ast
Sck
Int
Yds
TD
Lng
FF
FR
Yds
TD
1994 CHI
16
1
5
3
2
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1995 CHI
16
7
25
20
5
4.0
0
0
0
0
0
4 0
0
1996 CHI
16
2
13
10
3
2.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1997 CHI
9
9
15
9
6
3.0
0
0
0
0
2 0
0
0
1998 CHI
16
9
30
20
10 3.5
1 14 0
14 2 0
0
0
1999 CLE
16
10
39
33 6
7.0 1 8
0
8
2 0
0
0
2000 GNB
16
16
40 32
8
6.5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2001 GNB
12
12
26
20
6
3.5
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
2002 ATL
14
4
19
16
3
4.0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
131
70
212
163
49
33.5
2
22
0
14
6
7
0
0
References
^ "1994 NFL Draft Listing" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved March 31, 2023 .^ Ardoin, Bobby (November 26, 2017). "Family, friends remember Opelousas native, ex-NFL player John Thierry" . DailyWorld.com . Retrieved July 29, 2024 . ^ "John Thierry Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Draft, College" . Pro-Football-Reference.com . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .^ Biggs, Brad (November 25, 2017). "John Thierry, Bears first-round pick in 1994, dies at 46" . Chicago Tribune . Retrieved July 29, 2024 .
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