Thomas was selected by the New York Jets in the first round (second overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft and was given the number 32 with the expectation of developing into a great player, which no Jet had worn since the retirement of Emerson Boozer in 1975. As a rookie, he was used as part of a four-man running back rotation that included Freeman McNeil, Johnny Hector and Brad Baxter.
Thomas was selected by the New York Jets in the first round (second overall) of the 1990 NFL Draft and was given the number 32 with the expectation of developing into a great player, which no Jet had worn since the retirement of Emerson Boozer in 1975.
nsubj:pass
Number=Sing
Thomas
Thomas
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NNP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
select
selected
VERB
VBN
case
by
by
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
Number=Sing
New
New
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
York
York
PROPN
NNP
obl:agent
Number=Plur
Jet
Jets
PROPN
NNPS
case
in
in
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
first
first
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
round
round
NOUN
NN
punct
(
(
PUNCT
-LRB-
appos
Degree=Pos|NumType=Ord
second
second
ADJ
JJ
advmod
overall
overall
ADV
RB
punct
)
)
PUNCT
-RRB-
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
compound
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1990
1990
NUM
CD
compound
Number=Sing
NFL
NFL
PROPN
NNP
nmod
Number=Sing
Draft
Draft
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
conj
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
give
given
VERB
VBN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obj
Number=Sing
number
number
NOUN
NN
nummod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
32
32
NUM
CD
case
with
with
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
expectation
expectation
NOUN
NN
mark
of
of
SCONJ
IN
acl
VerbForm=Ger
develop
developing
VERB
VBG
case
into
into
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
amod
Degree=Pos
great
great
ADJ
JJ
obl
Number=Sing
player
player
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
obj
PronType=Rel
which
which
PRON
WDT
det
no
no
DET
DT
nsubj
Number=Sing
jet
Jet
PROPN
NNP
aux
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
have
had
AUX
VBD
acl:relcl
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part
wear
worn
VERB
VBN
case
since
since
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Def|PronType=Art
the
the
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
retirement
retirement
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
nmod
Number=Sing
Emerson
Emerson
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Boozer
Boozer
PROPN
NNP
case
in
in
ADP
IN
nmod
NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card
1975
1975
NUM
CD
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.
As a rookie, he was used as part of a four-man running back rotation that included Freeman McNeil, Johnny Hector and Brad Baxter.
case
as
As
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
obl
Number=Sing
rookie
rookie
NOUN
NN
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
nsubj:pass
Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs
he
he
PRON
PRP
aux:pass
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
be
was
AUX
VBD
root
Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass
use
used
VERB
VBN
case
as
as
ADP
IN
obl
Number=Sing
part
part
NOUN
NN
case
of
of
ADP
IN
det
Definite=Ind|PronType=Art
a
a
DET
DT
nummod
NumForm=Word|NumType=Card
four
four
NUM
CD
punct
-
-
PUNCT
HYPH
compound
Number=Sing
man
man
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
running
running
NOUN
NN
compound
Number=Sing
back
back
NOUN
NN
nmod
Number=Sing
rotation
rotation
NOUN
NN
nsubj
PronType=Rel
that
that
PRON
WDT
acl:relcl
Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin
include
included
VERB
VBD
obj
Number=Sing
Freeman
Freeman
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
McNeil
McNeil
PROPN
NNP
punct
,
,
PUNCT
,
conj
Number=Sing
Johnny
Johnny
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Hector
Hector
PROPN
NNP
cc
and
and
CCONJ
CC
conj
Number=Sing
Brad
Brad
PROPN
NNP
flat
Number=Sing
Baxter
Baxter
PROPN
NNP
punct
.
.
PUNCT
.