f uture ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁L ions ▁on ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁On ▁September ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁wa ived ▁by ▁the ▁L ions . ▁He ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁squad ▁on ▁October ▁ 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 . ▁ ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars ▁On ▁October ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁signed ▁to ▁the ▁Jackson ville ▁J agu ars ' ▁practice ▁squad . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁November ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁but ▁was ▁re - signed ▁four ▁days ▁later . ▁He ▁signed ▁a ▁reserve / f uture ▁contract ▁with ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁on ▁January ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 3 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁Thomas ▁was ▁wa ived / in j ured ▁by ▁the ▁J agu ars ▁and ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁injured ▁reserve . ▁He ▁was ▁released ▁on ▁August ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁re - signed ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁squad ▁on ▁October ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁promoted ▁to ▁the ▁active ▁ro ster ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁ ▁On ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 9