http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/3622 Recent articles about Adalius Thomas en-us Adalius Thomas has taken his share of hits recently, so when the Patriot’s linebacker picked up what he thought was a Chad Henne fumble in the first quarter, and out-raced a pack of Dolphins some 59 yards into the endzone, he figured he was on his way to silencing some critics. Only, in the back [...] Sun, 08 Nov 2009 20:19:27 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_8220heartbroken_8221_over_fumble_return_that_was_called_back/1526578 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_8220heartbroken_8221_over_fumble_return_that_was_called_back/1526578 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_8220heartbroken_8221_over_fumble_return_that_was_called_back/1526578 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/0/40b4ccc763d782f2ddf4ad3dfd68445ca46f102d/small/NFL_Players_Association_2caf.jpg FOXBOROUGH -- Patriots linebacker Adalius Thomas called rumors of a players strike during the playoffs "absurd' today. Thomas, who is an NFLPA representative, followed up on his comments to Yahoo Sports this week that the rumors are not true. "Why... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:59:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thomas_dismisses_rumors_of_a_playoff_strike/1508489 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thomas_dismisses_rumors_of_a_playoff_strike/1508489 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Thomas_dismisses_rumors_of_a_playoff_strike/1508489 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/7/b725e5fb1ceb121adaa46e9c471562eb10d4c853/small/New_England_Patriots_ae3e.jpg On Tuesday night, we caught wind of rumors that frustrations regarding the NFL's apparent unwillingness to negotiate a new Collective Bargaining Agreement before the start of the uncapped year in March 2010 were giving rise to talk of a players... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 06:32:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_denies_talk_of_playoff_strike/1503939 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_denies_talk_of_playoff_strike/1503939 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_denies_talk_of_playoff_strike/1503939 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/7/e791c7a1fc083956aca4eba81e9fea22d6ecc457/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81647165.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932908F02533C04FFE219F98E6FA544834.jpg Interesting piece by Jason Cole of Yahoo! Sports, who quotes Patriots linebacker and NFL Players Association representiave Adalius Thomas strongly denying there has been any discussion of a strike by the players, with an eye toward the playoffs. ”To be blunt, it’s a flat-out, bald-faced, capital-letters lie,” Thomas was quoted as saying, when asked about a [...] Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:58:07 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_player_rep_Adalius_Thomas_shoots_down_alleged_strike_talk_in_Yahoo_Sports_report/1502305 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_player_rep_Adalius_Thomas_shoots_down_alleged_strike_talk_in_Yahoo_Sports_report/1502305 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_player_rep_Adalius_Thomas_shoots_down_alleged_strike_talk_in_Yahoo_Sports_report/1502305 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/6/a6b839ac71880c93add7b57068bcd2f0f104f646/small/NFL_Players_Association_f639.jpg Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498918 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498918 Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498919 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498919 Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498920 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498920 Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498923 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498923 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498923 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/a/8/a8169c86b3d923d32534303b3f84f17c1f19eafb/small/NFL_Players_Association_394d.jpg Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498922 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498922 Colleague Ian Rapoport was on hand for the 9 minutes of practice the media was allowed to view today. He reports that linebacker Adalius Thomas returned to practice. Still missing were Jonathan Wilhite, Matt Light, Sammy Morris, Fred Taylor and Julian Edelman. Cornerback Shawn Springs was wearing a No. 24 Wilhite jersey. Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:32:11 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498921 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_returns_5_still_out/1498921 Colleague Ian Rapoport, who made the trek over to the upper practice fields on a gorgeous afternoon, reports that defensive end Jarvis Green, who underwent knee surgery last week, may have been walking around the locker room today, but he was not at practice.   Also of note, linebacker Adalius Thomas was missing, along with Matt Light [...] Tue, 03 Nov 2009 13:33:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jarvis_Green_Adalius_Thomas_five_others_miss_practice/1492159 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jarvis_Green_Adalius_Thomas_five_others_miss_practice/1492159 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Jarvis_Green_Adalius_Thomas_five_others_miss_practice/1492159 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/d/bd4de088fb514f32fbbeecacd1cd3a2d7db59015/small/New_York_Giants_52c0.jpg We’re here live from our press box seat at Wembley Stadium, which is outside in the stands. Pretty cool in what should be a sweet atmosphere. Want some football news? Thanks to our friend Twitter, the Patriots released their inactives. We learned that both WR Brandon Tate and  OL Mark LeVoir are active for the game [...] Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:46:09 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Live_from_Wembley_Stadium_the_Patriots_release_an_inactive_list_that_doesn_8217t_include_Adalius_Thomas_or_Brandon_Tate/1431104 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Live_from_Wembley_Stadium_the_Patriots_release_an_inactive_list_that_doesn_8217t_include_Adalius_Thomas_or_Brandon_Tate/1431104 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Live_from_Wembley_Stadium_the_Patriots_release_an_inactive_list_that_doesn_8217t_include_Adalius_Thomas_or_Brandon_Tate/1431104 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/7/e791c7a1fc083956aca4eba81e9fea22d6ecc457/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81647165.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932908F02533C04FFE219F98E6FA544834.jpg Adalius Thomas is out on the field at Wembley Stadium, throwing a football around. He’s dressed in sweat clothes, and he’s flashing plenty of smiles. He played catch with practice squad member Kyle Arrington. He also practiced some pooch punts. Think he might be active for today’s game?  Sun, 25 Oct 2009 10:01:58 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_looks_like_he_8217ll_be_an_active_participant_today/1430846 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_looks_like_he_8217ll_be_an_active_participant_today/1430846 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Adalius_Thomas_looks_like_he_8217ll_be_an_active_participant_today/1430846 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/6/e/6ec77e75f44e5ab1a2dca181baadbb5e20614b07/small/New_England_Patriots_f4d1.jpg The situation surrounding Adalius Thomas continues to pique the interest of, well, everyone. I couldn’t have been the only one shocked when the Patriots’ Tweeted their inactives. Who else wondered, “Is there another ‘Thomas?‘” Nope, it was Adalius Thomas, and as coach Bill Belichick said, it was for non-injury reasons. Members of the coaching staff and front [...] Mon, 19 Oct 2009 14:32:10 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_analyst_Deion_Sanders_offers_Adalius_Thomas_8217_view_8220He_8217s_upset_8221/1399418 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_analyst_Deion_Sanders_offers_Adalius_Thomas_8217_view_8220He_8217s_upset_8221/1399418 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/NFL_analyst_Deion_Sanders_offers_Adalius_Thomas_8217_view_8220He_8217s_upset_8221/1399418 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/3/23778b69407987f9346c19e0e25ca7409cd4ee8e/small/NFL_Players_Association_f632.jpg As you may expect, there wasn’t much information to be had about the absence of Adalius Thomas. The veteran linebacker was a healthy scratch for the first time since he was a Ravens rookie in 2000, and it’s not clear why. Unless, as coach Bill Belichick said, it was simple. “We just went with the players we [...] Sun, 18 Oct 2009 20:52:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_coach_Bill_Belichick_says_Adalius_Thomas_was_a_healthy_scratch_8230/1393554 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_coach_Bill_Belichick_says_Adalius_Thomas_was_a_healthy_scratch_8230/1393554 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patriots_coach_Bill_Belichick_says_Adalius_Thomas_was_a_healthy_scratch_8230/1393554 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/f/cf6507f166c82d879fbe97ec9a1b4fae5104b1f5/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f81647745.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1932908F02533C04FFEF1643EA00A9297E8.jpg