NFL 草案 2024: Mom of Jaguars 草案 選ぶ Brian Thomas Jr. goes viral for deadpan 返答 after 存在 asked 'how far family has come'

The mother of new Jaguars 草案 選ぶ Brian Thomas Jr. was asked 'how far' her family had come to reach the NFL 草案 in Detroit - and she gave an 極端に literal answer that has since gone viral.

Thomas Jr., a wide receiver out of LSU, was selected No. 23 全体にわたる by Jacksonville before his mother, Sondra, spoke to ABC on camera.

'Sondra, how far has this family come?,' she was asked by reporter Laura Rutledge.


'We (機の)カム from Baton 紅, Louisiana,' Sondra deadpanned.

Rutledge quickly moved の上に her next question after the わずかに ぎこちない moment.

Sondra Thomas gave an extremely deadpan answer while on national TV during the draft

Sond ra Thomas gave an 極端に deadpan answer while on 国家の TV during the 草案

Her son, Brian Thomas Jr., was selected No. 23 overall by the Jacksonville Jaguars

Her son, Brian Thomas Jr., was selected No. 23 全体にわたる by the Jacksonville Jaguars

Jacksonville 貿易(する)d 負かす/撃墜する six 位置/汚点/見つけ出すs and then 草案d Thomas Jr. with the 23rd 全体にわたる 選ぶ, continuing to build around franchise quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

?追加するing the 6-foot-3, 209-続けざまに猛撃する speedster should help 相殺する the loss of Calvin Ridley to 分割 競争相手 Tennessee in 解放する/自由な 機関 and give the Jaguars a chance to have a 合法的 No. 1 receiver for the first time since Jimmy Smith retired に引き続いて the 2005 season.

Thomas led the Bowl Subdivision with 17 receiving touchdowns last season. He finished with 68 catches for 1,177 yards, 普通の/平均(する)ing a whopping 17.3 yards a 歓迎会 and 34.9 yards on his 17 得点する/非難する/20s.

Thomas Jr. wore a grey suit, silver chain, bowtie and sunglasses to his big draft night in Detroit

Thomas Jr. wore a grey 控訴, silver chain, bowtie and sunglasses to his big 草案 night in Detroit

'Just my ability to use my 速度(を上げる), be able to get open and create space on defenders,' Thomas said after he was 選ぶd. 'I would say that's a big 役割 I played.'

Thomas joins a position group that 含むs Christian Kirk, Gabe Davis and Zay Jones. No one would be surprised to see the newcomer become Lawrence´s go-to guy at some point, maybe even in 2024.

'It´s a stacked room,' Thomas said. 'Just want to get in there and work and learn from all those guys and be the best I can be and work hard and do the things that I can do best, put in the work and see where the work takes me.'