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What to know about the defensive tackle from Tennessee.
The New Orleans Saints signed 11 undrafted free agents to a deal after the NFL Draft. One of them is DT Omari Thomas from Tennessee.
A native of Memphis, Thomas spent five seasons with the Volunteers, starting for the past four. He is also a journalism major.
“I wanted to do something that’s not necessarily business,” Thomas said on the world according to Jakai podcast. “I wanted something where I could talk to people and still learn from other people, I’m in a class with and things like that. It’s something I really enjoyed.”
In his seasons with Tennessee, Thomas gathered over 100 total tackles. He recorded 23 tackles, three passes defended, and one sack in 2024, according to ESPN.
He claims that a coach on his peewee football team helped him fall in love with the game of football when he was a kid.
“Coach Tank, he always made me really enjoy being out there,” Thomas said on the World According to Jakaie podcast. “Being young, being able to just go hit somebody—it’s fun. That’s fun. That’s really where I grew the love of the game, for real.”
Saints fans will get their first look at Thomas in rookie minicamp, which is set to begin on May 8 and last until May 11.
If you would like to know more about who Omari Thomas is, check out his episode on The World According to Jakai podcast.
