To this point, it has been an extremely weird career for Deondre Thomas-Fox in his combined DSFL/NSFL turned ISFL career and I think weird might by a bit of an understatement. Let me explain!
Starting out, Deondre Thomas-Fox was a quarterback and was happy playing quarterback and hoped it would be his position of the future. He was a mobile QB who was known for being a run first, pass second kind of guy while he was on the field. He was drafted to the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, well, the Palm Beach Solar Bears and then they turned into the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, a team I am proud to call the one I am a co-GM for in the present day. The team went through the branding change and DTF as he is known for short was given the reigns to the Buccaneers in their first official season in Myrtle Beach playing in front of the rowdy South Carolina crowd which many times had the stands packed with tourists who called Myrtle Beach their vacation spot but they got to see some exciting football now as well while they are in town. Thomas-Fox was ready to roll and his arm and leg were ready to go. What made this all interesting is that Myrtle Beach had decided that they wanted to be a pass first, air raid type offense that season, even though they drafted a QB who was more of a run first QB having run the triple option in college at Georgia Tech. It did not end up super well and Myrtle Beach were 2-12 on the season and Fox threw for 15 interceptions to just 13 touchdowns. He was not given as many chances to run as he probably should have but the team went out and competed each night which was all that we could ask.
Draft time, there was one team who reached out with the potential to be a quarterback of the future potentially but who knows how long in the DSFL that DTF would have to wait to get an actual spot in the NSFL/ISFL. Instead Thomas-Fox was drafted for his overall athletic ability and wonderful character and found a home with the San Jose Sabercats. The Sabercats had actually turned a tight end into a QB and had Dan Wright slinging the ball and the plan was to give Wright a dynamic weapon in the form of DTF to keep the offense rolling. Unfortunately, Wright went on to struggle for a few years and for Thomas-Fox in his first 3 seasons, he was never able to cross the 785 yard mark in terms of receiving yards and actually had more kick return yards than he had receiving yards. That was until Season 22 happened and Dan Wright announced that it would be his final season which ended up being Wright's best season ever as a pro and Thomas-Fox, having finally learned the receiver position after being a long time quarterback, was the primary option for Wright even with other stand out wide receiver option in Action Jackson on the team as well. Thomas-Fox went on to lead the Sabercats with 71 catches and 1022 yards and 11 touchdowns while also adding 598 yards in kick return yardage as well, a terrific season for a player now entering his prime. Wright was gone and new rookie Monty Jack would be next in line. With Jackson out and Hood in, the team would rely on DTF even more as a target and while his numbers took a hit from the new rookie QB being in there, he was able to put together a 60 catch, 974 yard season and added 6 scores. He also ended up with 1032 return yards which means Thomas-Fox actually hit 2,000 total yards in Season 23, a wonderful feat and a career high!
That 2,006 yards in total yardage brought his career total yards from scrimmage up to 7,644 in his career which leaves him just 2,356 total yards short of reaching 10,000 total for his career, definitely a respectable number and I am sure it ranks somewhere in the overall San Jose rankings in their history, maybe I will research it at some point. With Fox looking to keep on as a primary target as well as a kick return option, we could see another 2,000 yard season or at the very least, a 1,500 which would then leave him about 400-800 short. If he adds punt return duties he could get there even quicker though notoriously, punt return yards don't total up a ton. Nobody knows how much longer Deondre Thomas-Fox has left in his career. Some thought he was done after Season 23, some think Season 24 might be his last while others think it will be Season 25. It remains to be seen but according to DTF himself, he is doing it till he no longer has fun doing it. He hopes an added role as a punt returner could happen so he becomes a bigger threat and oft used weapon. He hopes for a returner of the year award by the time he hangs it up and while he still is improving as a wide receiver, he looks to be the best weapon he can be and just needs the ball. The road to 10k starts now and the countdown starts backwards from 2,356!
Starting out, Deondre Thomas-Fox was a quarterback and was happy playing quarterback and hoped it would be his position of the future. He was a mobile QB who was known for being a run first, pass second kind of guy while he was on the field. He was drafted to the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, well, the Palm Beach Solar Bears and then they turned into the Myrtle Beach Buccaneers, a team I am proud to call the one I am a co-GM for in the present day. The team went through the branding change and DTF as he is known for short was given the reigns to the Buccaneers in their first official season in Myrtle Beach playing in front of the rowdy South Carolina crowd which many times had the stands packed with tourists who called Myrtle Beach their vacation spot but they got to see some exciting football now as well while they are in town. Thomas-Fox was ready to roll and his arm and leg were ready to go. What made this all interesting is that Myrtle Beach had decided that they wanted to be a pass first, air raid type offense that season, even though they drafted a QB who was more of a run first QB having run the triple option in college at Georgia Tech. It did not end up super well and Myrtle Beach were 2-12 on the season and Fox threw for 15 interceptions to just 13 touchdowns. He was not given as many chances to run as he probably should have but the team went out and competed each night which was all that we could ask.
Draft time, there was one team who reached out with the potential to be a quarterback of the future potentially but who knows how long in the DSFL that DTF would have to wait to get an actual spot in the NSFL/ISFL. Instead Thomas-Fox was drafted for his overall athletic ability and wonderful character and found a home with the San Jose Sabercats. The Sabercats had actually turned a tight end into a QB and had Dan Wright slinging the ball and the plan was to give Wright a dynamic weapon in the form of DTF to keep the offense rolling. Unfortunately, Wright went on to struggle for a few years and for Thomas-Fox in his first 3 seasons, he was never able to cross the 785 yard mark in terms of receiving yards and actually had more kick return yards than he had receiving yards. That was until Season 22 happened and Dan Wright announced that it would be his final season which ended up being Wright's best season ever as a pro and Thomas-Fox, having finally learned the receiver position after being a long time quarterback, was the primary option for Wright even with other stand out wide receiver option in Action Jackson on the team as well. Thomas-Fox went on to lead the Sabercats with 71 catches and 1022 yards and 11 touchdowns while also adding 598 yards in kick return yardage as well, a terrific season for a player now entering his prime. Wright was gone and new rookie Monty Jack would be next in line. With Jackson out and Hood in, the team would rely on DTF even more as a target and while his numbers took a hit from the new rookie QB being in there, he was able to put together a 60 catch, 974 yard season and added 6 scores. He also ended up with 1032 return yards which means Thomas-Fox actually hit 2,000 total yards in Season 23, a wonderful feat and a career high!
That 2,006 yards in total yardage brought his career total yards from scrimmage up to 7,644 in his career which leaves him just 2,356 total yards short of reaching 10,000 total for his career, definitely a respectable number and I am sure it ranks somewhere in the overall San Jose rankings in their history, maybe I will research it at some point. With Fox looking to keep on as a primary target as well as a kick return option, we could see another 2,000 yard season or at the very least, a 1,500 which would then leave him about 400-800 short. If he adds punt return duties he could get there even quicker though notoriously, punt return yards don't total up a ton. Nobody knows how much longer Deondre Thomas-Fox has left in his career. Some thought he was done after Season 23, some think Season 24 might be his last while others think it will be Season 25. It remains to be seen but according to DTF himself, he is doing it till he no longer has fun doing it. He hopes an added role as a punt returner could happen so he becomes a bigger threat and oft used weapon. He hopes for a returner of the year award by the time he hangs it up and while he still is improving as a wide receiver, he looks to be the best weapon he can be and just needs the ball. The road to 10k starts now and the countdown starts backwards from 2,356!
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Former players:
QB Joliet Christ Jr. (HON/BER) (1x Ultimus Champ)
WR Deondre Thomas-Fox (SJS) (2x Ultimus Champ)
QB Joliet L. Christ (SJS) (Hall of Fame) (1x Ultimus Champ)
