Xavier Thomas - NFL News, Rumors, & Updates

Suspended to start season Thomas has been suspended for the first three games of the NFL regular season, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact The 49ers waived Thomas from IR with an injury settlement in late August. The linebacker appears to have gotten over an undisclosed issue, but has now been slapped with a suspension for an unknown reason. Thomas remains a free agent and will be able to help any team he signs with once his three-game suspension has passed.

SEPTEMBER 12 • ROTOWIRE

Let go with injury settlement The 49ers waived Thomas (undisclosed) with an injury settlement Tuesday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Thomas reverted to the 49ers' injured reserve list Monday after being waived with an undisclosed injury. The linebacker has already cleared waivers and is now a free agent, able to sign with any team once he regains his health. The 2024 fifth-rounder has played in 18 career games, logging 10 tackles (six solo), including 2.5 sacks.

AUGUST 26 • ROTOWIRE

Reverts to IR with San Francisco Thomas (undisclosed) reverted to injured reserve with the 49ers on Monday, Nick Wagoner of ESPN.com reports.

Impact Thomas was waived with an injury designation by the team Saturday, and he ultimately went unclaimed on waivers. The linebacker is now set to miss the entirety of the 2026 campaign while on IR with an undisclosed injury, unless he can reach an injury settlement with San Francisco.

AUGUST 25 • ROTOWIRE

Cut loose with injury designation The 49ers waived/injured Thomas (undisclosed) on Saturday.

Impact The nature and severity of Thomas' injury is not clear. However, he will revert to the 49ers' injured reserve if he clears waivers, forcing him to miss the entire 2026 season unless he reaches an injury settlement with San Francisco.

AUGUST 23 • ROTOWIRE

Gets look from San Francisco The 49ers hosted Thomas (undisclosed) for a tryout Tuesday, David Lombardi of SFStandard.com reports.

Impact Thomas is looking to catch on with a team after being waived from the Texans' injured reserve July 1. He appeared in four regular-season games for the Cardinals in 2025 but did not record a tackle while playing on both special teams and defense.

AUGUST 4 • ROTOWIRE

Cut by Texans Houston waived Thomas (undisclosed) from injured reserve on Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Thomas had been cut with an injury designation in May and subsequentially reverted to IR, but he now appears to have reached an injury settlement with the Texans. The 2024 fifth-round pick has totaled 10 tackles, including 2.5 sacks, and one pass breakup across 18 career regular-season games.

JULY 1 • ROTOWIRE

Shifts back to IR Thomas (undisclosed) cleared waivers Thursday and reverted to injured reserve, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.

Impact The 2024 fifth-round pick (Cardinals) played 18 games over his first two seasons, recording 10 tackles, 2.5 sacks and a pass breakup. However, he was waived by the Cardinals midway through the 2025 season before landing on the Texans' practice squad. It's unclear what he's dealing with, but he'll remain on IR unless he reaches an injury settlement with the Texans.

MAY 15 • ROTOWIRE

Gets waived with injury designation Houston waived Thomas (undisclosed) with an injury designation Wednesday, Jonathan M. Alexander of the Houston Chronicle reports.

Impact Unless he's claimed by another team during the current waiver period, Thomas is on track to revert to the Texans' injured reserve list. Then, he'd have to stay there for the entire 2026 season unless an injury settlement was negotiated with the club.

MAY 13 • ROTOWIRE

Visiting with Houston Thomas had a visit with the Texans on Tuesday, Howard Balzer of USA Today reports.

Impact Thomas was waived by the Cardinals on Friday, and he's already drawing interest from other teams. He was active for four games with Arizona in 2025, logging 15 snaps on defense and 42 on special teams.

DECEMBER 3, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

Cut by Arizona The Cardinals waived Thomason Friday, Darren Urban of the team's official site reports.

Impact Thomas played in four games this season, never for more than 13 percent of the Cardinals' defensive snaps. The cut most likely comes due to the return to practice of Baron Browning and the presence of BJ Ojulari on the roster. If Thomas can clear waivers, there is a good chance he will end up back with the Cardinals on the practice squad.

NOVEMBER 28, 2025 • ROTOWIRE

What They Are Saying – Thomas Dominates – The Clemson Insider Former Tiger Xavier Thomas put on a show in the Arizona Cardinals final preseason game. Xavier Thomas left it all on the field Saturday in t...

AUGUST 24, 2025 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

Jordan Burch Shows Pedigree, Xavier Thomas Makes Case In Cardinals' Preseason Finale Outside linebackers show out in win against Raiders

AUGUST 24, 2025 • AZCARDINALS.COM

Geno Smith throws TD pass in only drive for Raiders, who fall to Cardinals 20-10

The Las Vegas Raiders have wrapped up their preseason with a 20-10 loss to the Arizona Cardinals

AUGUST 24, 2025 • Associated Press

HIGHLIGHT: Jordan Burch Forces Fumble and Xavier Thomas Recovers Cardinals OLB Xavier Thomas recovers fumble forced by teammate Jordan Burch.

AUGUST 24, 2025 • AZCARDINALS.COM

HIGHLIGHT: Xavier Thomas Sacks Aaron Rodgers And Forces Fumble Cardinals OLB Xavier Thomas strip-sacks Aaron Rodgers on fourth down in the red zone.

NOVEMBER 11, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

Xavier Thomas Finds His Balance, And Friday Before The Jets Arizona Cardinals Official Team Website I Arizona Cardinals – AZCardinals.com

NOVEMBER 8, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

Disrupts backfield in win Thomas finished with three tackles (two solo), including 1.5 sacks and a tackle for a loss, in Sunday's 29-9 win over the Bears.

Impact The linebacker also played on 35 percent of the defensive snaps as he continues to share time with Julian Okwara as Arizona's third linebacker. Thomas and Okwara were the next men up after Dennis Gardeck suffered a season-ending ACL injury in the Cardinals' Week 7 win over the Chargers.

NOVEMBER 5, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Xavier Thomas Locker Room Scrum-Week 9 vs. Bears Xavier Thomas speaks with the media in the locker room following the Cardinals win over the Bears.

NOVEMBER 4, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

HIGHLIGHT: Xavier Thomas Sacks Caleb Williams Cardinals DL Xavier Thomas sacks Caleb Williams right before halftime, giving him 1.5 sacks in the game.

NOVEMBER 3, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

HIGHLIGHT: L.J. Collier and Xavier Thomas Sack Caleb Williams Cardinals DL L.J. Collier and LB Xavier Thomas sack Caleb Williams for a 7-yard loss to force a punt.

NOVEMBER 3, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

Healthy scratch again Thomas (coach's decision) is inactive for Sunday's game against the Packers.

Impact Thomas is a fifth-round pick out of Clemson and earned a role right away as a rookie, recording two tackles in 65 snaps (51 defensive) across the first three weeks of his rookie season. However, he's fallen out of favor since then, recording back-to-back healthy scratches.

OCTOBER 13, 2024 • ROTOWIRE

Xavier Thomas Speaks With The Media About Making The 53-Man Roster, His Growth During Training Camp, And More Hear from outside linebacker Xavier Thomas following the cutdown to the 53-man roster ahead of the 2024 NFL regular season

AUGUST 28, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

Congrats to Former Clemson Star Edge Rusher Congrats to this former Clemson star edge rusher. Tuesday marked the NFL’s roster cutdown day, with teams having to trim their rosters down...

AUGUST 28, 2024 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

What They Are Saying: Xavier Thomas Making Waves for Cardinals Xavier Thomas is looking to be one of the steals of the NFL draft as he continues his strong preseason performance. In this edition of ‘What...

AUGUST 18, 2024 • THECLEMSONINSIDER.COM

Xavier Thomas Locker Room Scrum - Preseason Week 2 vs Colts Xavier Thomas speaks with the media in the locker room following the preseason week two matchup against the Colts.

AUGUST 18, 2024 • AZCARDINALS.COM

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Geno Smith throws TD pass in only drive for Raiders, who fall to Cardinals 20-10