Craphonso Thorpe
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| Jacksonville Jaguars — No. 13 | |
| Wide receiver | |
| Date of birth: June 27, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Tallahassee, Florida | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 187 lb (85 kg) |
| National Football League debut | |
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| 2007 for the Indianapolis Colts | |
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| College: Florida State | |
| NFL Draft: 2005 / Round: 4 / Pick: 116 | |
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| Current status: Active | |
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Craphonso Ja’won Thorpe (born June 27, 1983 in Tallahassee, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the Jacksonville Jaguars of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round of the 2005 NFL Draft. He played college football at Florida State.
Thorpe has also been a member of the Houston Texans, Detroit Lions and Indianapolis Colts.
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[edit] Professional career
[edit] Kansas City Chiefs
Thorpe was drafted by the Kansas City Chiefs in the fourth round (116th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft. He signed a three-year contract with the team on July 29, 2005. He was released by the team during final cuts on September 3.
Following his released, Thorpe was added to the Chiefs' practice squad. He remained there until December 30, when he was signed to the active roster. However, he was inactive for the team's final game of the season.
Thorpe battled a shoulder injury during the 2006 preseason and was waived by the team on August 28. He worked out for the Miami Dolphins on September 12 but was not signed.
[edit] Houston Texans
On October 17, 2006, the Houston Texans signed Thorpe to their practice squad. He was released by the team on October 25.
[edit] Detroit Lions
Thorpe remained unsigned until January 2, 2007 until he signed with the Detroit Lions. He failed to make it to training camp with the team however, and was waived on April 18.
[edit] Indianapolis Colts
Thorpe was then claimed off waivers by the Indianapolis Colts. He was waived by the team on September 1, but re-signed to the practice squad on September 20.
On October 7, 2007, Thorpe was signed to the active roster after Rob Morris was placed on injured reserve. He made his NFL debut that day against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, returning three kickoffs for 19 yards and four punts for nine yards.
Thorpe recorded his first offensive statistics against the San Diego Chargers on November 11, catching five passes for 41 yards in what would also be his most productive game of the season. He caught another pass for six yards the following week against the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the team's regular season finale against the Tennessee Titans, Thorpe caught his first career touchdown on a three-yard pass from backup quarterback Jim Sorgi.
Two weeks later, Thorpe was inactive for the team's divisional round playoff game against the Chargers, which the Colts lost 28-24. He was waived by the team the following offseason on February 29, 2008.
[edit] Jacksonville Jaguars
On May 31, 2008, Thorpe was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to a one-year, $370,000 contract.
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