... kid who is a sports fan has a favorite player growing up. Someone you have a jersey of, have posters of on your bedroom wall, and collect their trading cards. Mine was linebacker Derrick Thomas.

Drafted No. 4 overall in the 1989 NFL Draft out of the University of Alabama, Derrick Thomas became the foundation of a new regime in Kansas City, along with GM Carl Peterson and Head Coach Marty Schottenheimer. 

Thomas made an impact right from the start, earning NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year with 10 sacks. His second year (1990) may have his been his best season ever. He led the NFL with 20 sacks and produced a memorable afternoon on ...

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