Left guard Matt Lawrence, who played next to Thomas during the 2005 season, calls that “stealing time,” and he still teaches it to his high school players in Jacksonville, Florida. Plenty of ...

And Johnson, who played guard, once bested Thomas for the state’s lineman of the year award. “The only guy who would dominate Joe in high school was me,” Johnson quipped. Together ...

The Browns hall of fame left tackle has joined the "Madden NFL" Ring of Honor as one of the game's legendary players.