Solomon Thomas is ahead of schedule in his comeback from a torn ACL. The Raiders defensive tackle told reporters that his knee is feeling good and he’s excited to take the field with his new squad.
“I missed football,” Thomas said (via Adam Hill of the Las Vegas Review-Journal). “Last season, I had to spend the whole season on a couch. I had fun watching, but I missed the game. … So now just being able to come to practice and be in the locker room gives me energy.”
The former third-overall pick disappointed during his first three years with the 49ers, and his tenure with the organization ended with him sitting on IR. The defensive lineman tore his ACL in Week 2 of the 2020 campaign, ending his season (ant tenure with San Francisco) prematurely.
It’s been nine months since the 25-year-old went under the knife, and Hill notes that the 25-year-old had another procedure on his ankle in December. So, after signing a one-year deal with the Raiders in March, Thomas is anxious to start practicing.
“It’s been a long journey,” he said. “A lot of hard work. … It was a mental struggle for sure. Anytime I looked too far forward, I would get stressed, I would get frustrated. But I had a great treatment team, and when I could take it day by day and just put in the work, we got better and better every day and we’re ahead of the curve.”
The Raiders are counting on Thomas. I think that Gus Bradley is hoping that he is a solid rotational player that picks up his 2019 form.
The 49ers missed him after getting nothing out of him ever.
Terrible job by lynch and co
How so?
he was the 3rd overall pick and a total bust? then they went and got ruben foster who is basically out of the league?
I hope a move back to his natural position of DT will lay dividends for this pickup. I never understood why the 49ers didn’t try converting him back to DT. Our line has a lot more potential with the additions Thomas and Ngakoue. We won’t be a top defense but if we can be in the top 15 of the NFL we can make the playoffs.
He stinks at defensive tackle and defensive end. He’s just not a good player. But the Raiders fans will see this for themselves.
He’s a tweener. Not big enough for DT and not athletic enough for DE.
I don’t have a dog in this hunt, JMHO.