Cleveland Browns OL Joe Thomas was injured today against the Tennesse Titans, snapping a remarkable 11-year run as the most durable player in the NFL:
Looks like Joe Thomas is about to miss the first snap of his entire career.
— Ben Axelrod (@BenAxelrod) October 22, 2017
Joe Thomas has never missed a snap in his @NFL career. He’s grabbing his left arm. TV timeout.
— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) October 22, 2017
A sight you thought you'd never see.
Joe Thomas who has NEVER missed a snap in his 11-year career went down and is out of the game. pic.twitter.com/V0FEAc6u3H— CBS Sports (@CBSSports) October 22, 2017
That’s 10,363 freaking snaps!
And the incredible streak of Joe Thomas never missing a snap ends at 10,363 plays over 11 years
— trey wingo (@wingoz) October 22, 2017
10,363 consecutive offensive plays.
What an incredible streak for Joe Thomas. pic.twitter.com/IVwRN9zcWj
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 22, 2017
This has to be one of the most remarkable things ever in sports:
I’m not sure there was a more underrated streak in football — and maybe sports — than Joe Thomas’ run of 10,363 straight snaps at HOF level.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) October 22, 2017
Titans pro-bowler Taylor Lewan ran across the field to show his respect for his fellow lineman after the injury:
.@TaylorLewan77 shows respect for Joe Thomas after his 10,363 snap streak comes to an end ? pic.twitter.com/9McoSLMpDk
— The Checkdown (@thecheckdown) October 22, 2017
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Lewan later tweeted, “Hope you are okay brother!”
Heart goes out to you @joethomas73 hated watching you go down. Hope you are okay brother! #Legend
— Taylor Lewan (@TaylorLewan77) October 22, 2017
But Thomas is not sure yet if he’ll be able to return this year:
Joe Thomas says it’s too early to tell if he can return this season. MRI tomorrow
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) October 22, 2017
Thomas: “It wasn’t going to be an infinity streak.”
— Andrew Gribble (@Andrew_Gribble) October 22, 2017
Thomas later tweeted to his fans to thank them for their support:
Tough day today. I appreciate the outpouring of support! MRI Monday to figure out where we go from here. Go Browns!!
— Joe Thomas (@joethomas73) October 22, 2017
To make matters worse, the Browns lost in overtime:
Welp. pic.twitter.com/Ftf94jefc7
— Cleveland Browns (@Browns) October 22, 2017
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