From La Quinta Inn To NFL Standout: The Rise Of Logan Thomas
The Lead
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3.9 • 2.2K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2021
⏱️ 19 minutes
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Summary
Back in 2015, Logan Thomas was a quarterback on the Miami Dolphins practice squad, living out of a room ($68 a night) at a La Quinta Inn, with his wife, three kids and Great Dane — for 150 days. Five years later, in 2020, he emerged as a difference-making tight end for the Washington Football Team, and received a new $24 million contract this offseason. Today, The Athletic’s Dan Pompei tells the story of Thomas’s remarkable rise from struggling quarterback to standout tight end in the NFL.
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| 0:45.0 | Take just a second to picture this scene. A six foot six, 250 pound football player, his career on the ropes, |
| 0:59.0 | jammed into a $68 a night Florida hotel with his wife, three kids and great-dane for five months. |
| 1:09.0 | Now fast forward a few years and that same guy has a breakout NFL season. |
| 1:27.0 | Today, the Athletics Dan Pompey has the story of Logan Thomas' remarkable rise from failed NFL quarterback |
| 1:33.0 | to practice quad journeyman to stand out tightang on the Washington football team. |
| 1:38.0 | They tried hard to make the best of the situation to be thankful for the things that they did have |
| 1:43.0 | and tried not to look at the things they did not have. |
| 1:47.0 | And I think you know in hindsight when he looks back at where that led him, it was all worth it. |
| 1:53.0 | Plus what to expect from Thomas in Washington in 2021. |
| 1:57.0 | From Wondering in the Athletic, I'm Andre Skolto. |
| 2:00.0 | It's Tuesday, August 31st and this is Vili. |
| 2:08.0 | So Dan, too, a lot of people, I think Logan Thomas probably seemed to come out of nowhere last season. |
| 2:13.0 | Can you first just give us a sense of what he accomplished last year with the Washington football team? |
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