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American gridiron football player (born 1980)

Bruce Thornton Sr. (born January 31, 1980) is a former American football cornerback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers. He played college football at the University of Georgia.

Thornton was selected by the Dallas Cowboys in the fourth round (121st overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft. He only appeared in one game, in which he returned two kickoffs for 43 yards, before tearing his ACL. He was placed on the injured reserve list on October 12. He was waived on September 8, 2005.

On September 14, 2005, the San Francisco 49ers signed him to their practice squad. Injuries forced the 49ers to promote him to the active roster on October 2 and eventually named him the starter at left cornerback. In his first start he was matched against All Pro Marvin Harrison, and was able to limit him to 2 receptions for 17 yards. He also intercepted quarterback Peyton Manning in the end zone, and received honorable mention NFL defensive player of the week honors for his efforts. He appeared in 12 games with 11 starts, finishing with 32 tackles, 2 interceptions and 8 passes defensed. On August 1, 2006, he was released after struggles in his play caused him to drop on the depth chart.

On August 4, 2006, he signed as a free agent with the New York Jets and was waived 8 days later.

On May 9, 2007, he was signed by the Jacksonville Jaguars to replace the recently waived Ahmad Carroll. He was released on September 1.

On October 11, 2007, Thornton joined the Montreal Alouettes practice roster. In 2008, he did not make the team after being released on June 14.