Skip to main content

SophistiKats "Gentleman of the Week"


Handsome with Sex Appeal. .
A "Heart of Gold" with drive to give back to his community. .
Ambitiously relying on his Faith in God to guide his steps. .
This Gentleman is the TOTAL package. .
SophistiKats "Gentleman of the Week" is NONE other than. .Mr. "Showtime" himself. .



DevinThomas


Born November 15, 1986 and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan he had talent for football at an early age. In high school he was able to really showcase his talent as a Wide Receiver, Running Back, and Corner Back for Canton High. 
He was named "All-State" after rushing and receiving for over 1,000 yards.



After High School attended Coffeyville Community College, where he was redshirted in 2004 and played as a freshman in 2005. In Fall 2005 he transferred to Michigan State. 
Then a sophmore he had only six catches. He played well his junior year with 79 catches, a school record, for 1,260 yards, and eight touchdowns. He decided to forgo his senior year at Michigan State and declare himself eligibile for the 2008 draft.

Career highlights and Awards:
Second-team All-KJCCC (2005)
Second-team All-Big Ten (2007)

Drafted in 2008 by the Washington Redskins in the 2nd round as pick 34. Securing a  2.7 million dollar contract. He won the 2008 NFL Rookie's Madden Bowl.



He was waived from the Washington Redskins in Oct 2010 and moved on to play briefly for the Carolina Panthers.



Presently he is playing for the New York Giants (after being waived from the Carolina Panthers) 



He is releasing a Fitness calendar. The proceeds will be going to a charity of his choice after the release date this Fall.





Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Losing my grandmother to Breast Cancer and complications from a severe Stroke was one of the hardest things I've faced in my life. She battled the disease for over 6 years, had a single mastectomy (right breast), and see her cancer go into remission twice before returning for the last time. Watching my mother take care of her day end and day out was truly life changing. My mother who is a RN (BSN) made sure that her every need was met. My mother is the epitome of what a daughter should be to her mother!! I remember the day she died vividly. I can still feel her hand in mine and see her smile. I remember my grandmothers doctor calling my mother after 3 am to tell her (us) to get to the hospital. Earlier that day my mother was able to recall having the BEST day ever with my grandmother. They had breakfast and lunch together. They later sat around filled with laughter/love as they talked about me, my cousins, and my aunt. One thing that was never a question was that she truly ...
Post a Comment
Read more

In Living Color is BACK!!

To celebrate their 25th Anniversary, Fox is bringing back one of it's MOST successful shows. .none other than everybody and their mama's favorite "In Living Color"!! Keenan Ivory Wayans will produce 2 half hour specials this seasons.  If the specials are a hit (i.e. ratings) the actual show will RETURN next year as apart of the Fox 2012 Fall Line Up.  Wayans has yet to say if any of our favorite's Jim Carrey "Fire Marshall Bill", Jamie Foxx "Wanda", or the clown we could never get enough of "Homie" Damon Wayans will make any cameos.  It has been stated that their will be a BRAND NEW cast for the new season. .So you know what that means? Maybe the Sexy NEXT generation of Wayans will be taking the reign's. .Damon Jr. .Damian. .Hmm. .Either way. .We are READY!! We will keep you posted on when the specials will air. .So we can get the ratings they need. .So we can have one of our FAVorites back
Post a Comment
Read more

Flyy Girl

I'm sure you saw the title of the post and thought I was going to start talking about myself. .LoL!! Sorry!! Anywhoo. .over the weekend I heard some of the BEST news a book-lover could ever hear. .That one of your FAVorite characters will be coming to the big screen. Picked up by "Codeblack Films" a subsidiary of Lionsgate they will bring to life one of the most known urban book characters "Tracy Ellison" of Omar Tyree's book trilogy that all started with "Flyy Girl". I have been reading Omar Tyree's books since I was 17 and he is honestly one of my FAVorite authors. A little on Mr. Tyree. . (Woo. .Isn't he Handsome!!) A child of the 70's Tyree was born and raised in Philadelphia (he let it be known that he is a "100% Philadelphian) with a strong stepfather who was a role model and a disciplinary that gave him the freedom to explore and put him in line anytime he strayed. Tyree became a fan of classic fil...
Post a Comment
Read more