Thurman Thomas: Breaking News, Rumors & Highlights

San Francisco 49ers News / Sporting News / September 22

49ers’ Christian McCaffrey puts up workhorse stats not done since Thurman Thomas in 1991

CMC is apparently healthy.

Buffalo Bills News / NFL on ClutchPoints / September 7

Bills’ Josh Allen passes Thurman Thomas in record books

In a game that featured plenty of incredible rushing plays, Buffalo Bills superstar quarterback Josh Allen made his mark on the ground by accomplishing a historic feat.

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The 'NFL Passing YPG leaders' quiz

How many of the quarterbacks in NFL history to average at least 230 passing yards-per-game for their career can you name in five minutes?

The 'NFL quarterback rushing yard leaders' quiz

The 'Most 1,000-receiving yard NFL seasons' quiz

The 'NFL yearly completion % leaders' quiz

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 31

Thurman Thomas reveals true unsung hero who steadied Bills' legendary K-Gun offense

When the team has Hall of Fame players at quarterback, running back and wide receiver, it's not shocking to see an offensive lineman being overlooked. The Buffalo Bills of the late 1980s and early 1990s were a wagon of unprecedented proportions.

NFL News / Yardbarker

Which NFL players are the most interesting trade candidates?

The NFL trade deadline looms in early November, and several teams with seller profiles have emerged. Here are the top candidates to be traded before that point.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 29

Bills' 1991 NFL MVP unveils his current favorite player 'besides Josh'

Running backs have to stick together, especially in today's NFL. With that in mind, it should come as no surprise as to who Buffalo Bills' legendary running back Thurman Thomas chose as his favorite player on the current roster.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / August 28

Buffalo legend Thurman Thomas, Carhartt honor men and women of Bills' new stadium

Buffalo Bills' legendary running back Thurman Thomas has become a staple of the Western New York community, especially since retiring from football in 2001.

NFL News / Athlon Sports / August 25

Thurman Thomas Talks Hall of Fame, Elite Construction, And Super Bowl Plans

With 2.877 carries for 12,074 rushing yards and 65 rushing touchdowns over 13 regular seasons, Thurman Thomas needs nothing else to stake his claim as one of the best running backs of all time, and one of the greatest players of his era, which stretched from 1988-2000.

Do the Ravens have a Thurman Thomas/Barry Sanders problem at tight end?

When you have the greatest in franchise history as your starter, it’s hard pivoting to the younger player who may be greater. One of my favorite stories in the history of football is the Bedlam Series of 1987.

Buffalo Bills News / Buffalo Bills on SI / February 8

Buffalo Bills HOF Thurman Thomas touching video tribute to new NFL MVP Josh Allen

The last time Bills fans got to watch a Buffalo Bill play like the NFL's best player, it was was 1991 and the "bickering bills" had evolved into an offensive juggernaut.

Buffalo Bills News / Athlon Sports / January 20

Bills RB Gets Two-Word Message From Thurman Thomas After Respectful Gesture

After demolishing the Denver Broncos in a 31-7 win in the AFC wild-card round, Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills survived a thriller on Sunday, beating Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, 27-25, in a divisional round showdown at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, New York.

NFL News / Yardbarker

2026 first-round NFL mock draft: Three QBs in the top 10

With the month of September in the books, both the top college prospects and 2026 NFL draft order are coming into focus. Here's a look at our latest first-round NFL mock draft as of October 13, 2025.

NFL Draft intel: Five prospects on the rise — including Ole Miss' Trinidad Chambliss

Preseason evaluations of Garrett Nussmeier, Cade Klubnik were a huge miss for NFL Draft 'experts'

NFL News / The 33rd Team / January 19

Saquon Barkley Is Destroying 'RBs Don't Matter' Mindset, Driving Eagles Playoff Run

Running backs matter again, and Philadelphia Eagles star Saquon Barkley is leading that charge. The Eagles are heading to the NFC Championship Game after pulling away late over the Los Angeles Rams in snowy conditions on Sunday.

NFL News / NFL on ClutchPoints / January 19

Exclusive: Thurman Thomas’ confident Bills-Chiefs claim will have Ravens motivated

Thurman Thomas is confident the Buffalo Bills can beat the Kansas City Chiefs in the playoffs. The Hall of Fame running back is best known for his 12 years with the Bills, winning the 1991 NFL MVP and helping lead the franchise to a record four consecutive Super Bowl appearances.

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The 'TDs from Josh Allen or Patrick Mahomes' quiz

The 'World Series single-game K leaders' quiz

The 'NFL passer rating leaders' quiz

The 'World Series walk-off home runs' quiz

NFL News / Athlon Sports / January 18

NFL Hall of Famer Thurman Thomas Predicts Winner of Super Bowl LIX

With the divisional round kicking off this weekend, the NFL postseason will soon be down to four teams. Ahead of the highly anticipated matchups across Saturday and Sunday, NFL icon and Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas revealed who he believes will be crowned champions at Super Bowl LIX in New Orleans on Feb.

NFL News / Yardbarker / February 5, 2024

Who's your team's Brock Purdy? AFC's best seventh-round picks of Super Bowl era

As determined by Yardbarker NFL writers, here are the best seventh-round draft picks of the Super Bowl era (since 1966) for each AFC team.

Jim Harbaugh wants balanced offense so QB 'doesn't have to be Superman'

Antonio Pierce sets two lofty goals as the full-time Raiders HC

'He really let us be ourselves': Las Vegas WR opens up about Pierce

Ken Dorsey explains excitement about coaching QB Deshaun Watson

Will the Steelers pay up for one of free agency's top defenders?

NFL News / Yardbarker

Jim Kelly: Career retrospective

Whether it was building a winning culture at the University of Miami, lighting it up in the USFL, or leading the Buffalo Bills to four Super Bowls in a row, Jim Kelly always did it with a resounding toughness.

Box Score 5/16: An unlikely hero emerges

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NFL News / Yardbarker / May 3, 2017

Familiar RBs who finished their careers in unfamiliar places

This fall, we are going to see Adrian Peterson in a New Orleans Saints uniform and Marshawn Lynch donning the silver and black of the Raiders, and we'll have to get used to it.

Adrian Peterson feels he has a lot of years left

Drew Brees expects big things out of Peterson-Ingram duo

Marshawn Lynch takes out full-page ad in newspaper to thank Seahawks fans

Lynch gives an already-spurned city hometown appeal

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