John Thornton
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- For the Louisiana politician, see John R. Thornton
John Thornton (born
October 2,
1976 in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an
American football player who currently plays defensive tackle for the
Cincinnati Bengals. He was a two-time All-
Big East selection at
West Virginia University. He was defensive co-captain as a senior, and earned first-team All-America honors from The Sports Network. He also started every game his last three seasons. He was drafted in the
1999 NFL Draft by the
Tennessee Titans in the second round (52nd overall). He then appeared in
Super Bowl XXXIV vs. the
St. Louis Rams.
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