J.T. Thomas (born August 15, 1988) is an American football linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Bears in the sixth round of the 2011 NFL Draft. He played college football at West Virginia. He gained some national media attention for taking a disabled eighth grade girl in Morgantown, West Virginia to her 8th grade dance on Friday, May 20, 2011. He received more national attention after he gave a 14-year old boy with epilepsy tickets to Super Bowl XLVI, with Thomas also attending the game.