Forty-eight hours ago Logan Thomas was an unemployed quarterback. Since then he’s changed positions, changed teams twice and now finds himself on a 53-man roster.
Meet tight end Logan Thomas, the guy who signed to the Detroit Lions’ practice squad on Monday and who on Tuesday was signed to the Buffalo Bills’ active roster.
Yes, this is the same Thomas who played quarterback at Virginia Tech — he looked like a first-rounder after his sophomore season, too — and was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals. Thomas didn’t stick there but also spent time on the rosters of the the Miami Dolphins and New York Giants. And yes, he was still a quarterback then. His career numbers: 1-of-9 passing for 81 yards — and it was a TD, too.
No one is saying that Thomas is the Terrelle Pryor of QBs-turned-TEs. But Shutdown Corner spoke with two different teams’ personnel men prior to the 2014 NFL draft who said they preferred him at tight end over quarterback, where he hadn’t really progressed — and may actually have regressed in his final two seasons with the Hokies — after a breakout 2011 season. Thomas was recruited to Tech as a tight end and actually was Rivals’ top TE prospect coming out of high school as well as its No. 71 overall player that year.