Former Chiefs wideout De’Anthony Thomas re-signs with Baltimore Ravens

Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas has been given a new contract with the Baltimore Ravens.

Last October, the Kansas City Chiefs decided to release wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas after five-plus years with the team. The Baltimore Ravens reached out with an olive branch of an opportunity and saw enough in the final two months of the 2019 season that they’ve decided to re-sign him to a contract for the 2020 season.

The Ravens first brought Thomas aboard in early November when the Ravens and Chiefs were racing for top seeds in the AFC, along with the New England Patriots. He took over primary return duties for Baltimore and finished the year with a healthy 7.2 yards/return average on 13 punt returns and 16.6 yards/return on 10 kickoffs.

Thomas is likely back as a return man only, since it was clear the Ravens weren’t too interested in utilizing his skill set within their offense. He rushed one time for one yard and failed to generate any targets in the passing game. Unlike his tenure with the Chiefs, in which he’d gain occasional offensive looks, the Ravens are likely looking to shore up special teams and create competition for a returner.

Thomas first entered the NFL as a fourth round pick of the Chiefs back in the 2014 NFL Draft (the Dee Ford draft class). In 61 career games with the Chiefs, Thomas carried the ball 30 times for 91 yards and caught another 65 catches for 509 yards. Between his time on offense and special teams, Thomas had 6 total touchdowns in his time with the Chiefs.

Despite having six seasons accrued in the NFL, Thomas is still very young as he just turned 27 years old.