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Packers practice squad LB DQ Thomas suffered fractured femur during Thursday practice

Packers LB DQ Thomas suffered a fractured femur during Thursday’s practice.

Green Bay Packers linebacker DQ Thomas, a member of the team’s practice squad, suffered a fractured femur during Thursday’s practice.

Coach Matt LaFleur called it a “freak” injury that happened when Thomas collided knees with a teammate during a live team drill.

“DQ Thomas, unfortunately, suffered a femur fracture. Which is rare, I’ve never been around one like that before,” LaFleur said Friday. “Just the way the week started off, with what transpired in that Monday night game, and then you got a guy have one of these injuries, it’s a bad deal. From what I’ve been told, he had successful surgery, and we’re wishing him well. Look forward to seeing him back, hopefully, tomorrow, in our building.”

The Packers signed Thomas to the practice squad on Sept. 20. He is an undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State who originally signed with the New York Jets in May.

Thomas is the school’s all-time leader in tackles for loss (53.0) and third in sacks (20.5).

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Packers sign rookie LB DQ Thomas to practice squad

The Packers signed rookie LB DQ Thomas (Middle Tennessee State) to the practice squad. Receiver Travis Fulgham was released to make room.

The Green Bay Packers made an adjustment to the practice squad on Tuesday by releasing receiver Travis Fulgham to make room for the signing of rookie linebacker DQ Thomas.

Thomas (6-2, 216) is an undrafted free agent out of Middle Tennessee State. He signed with the New York Jets in May, spent training camp with the Jets and then signed onto the Jets practice squad for one week to start the regular season.

At MTSU, Thomas set the school record for tackles for loss (53.0) and finished third in sacks (20.5).

As a senior, Thomas produced 89 tackles (17.0 for loss), 5.0 sacks, two interceptions, seven hurries, a fumble recovery and a forced fumble over 12 games.

Overall, Thomas created 309 tackles, nine pass breakups, eight forced fumbles, three fumble recoveries and two interceptions while playing in 60 games over five seasons.

Tony Pauline’s scouting report of Thomas for PFN: “Thomas is undersized, but he’s an explosive run-and-chase linebacker who makes a lot of tackles behind the line of scrimmage while showing ability in coverage. He’s been a solid player at Middle Tennessee and could have a home on an NFL roster as an eighth linebacker.”

Thomas will wear No. 48 for the Packers.

4 UDFA’s most likely to make Jets’ roster

These four undrafted free agents have the best chance of cracking the Jets’ 53-man roster at the end of the summer.

Joe Douglas hit what many have deemed a home run with the Jets’ 2022 NFL draft class. New York’s third-year general manager filled holes at positions of need with potentially elite talents, drastically altering the outlook of the team’s future in the process.

Members of Gang Green’s draft class aren’t the only neophytes who could make an impact at 1 Jets Drive this upcoming season. Douglas signed an intriguing undrafted free agent class. Some of those players have a chance to make the 53-man roster as Isaiah Dunn and Kenny Yeboah did last offseason.

Let’s take a look at which four undrafted free agents have the best chance of breaking training camp with the Jets.