KNOXVILLE — Hours after a felony theft charge stemming from his arrest in March was dismissed, Coleman Thomas officially was reinstated to Tennessee’s football team early Wednesday afternoon.
The rising sophomore offensive tackle was suspended from all team-related activities for a three-week period as the legal process played out, but now Thomas is expected to rejoin his teammates on the field when the Volunteers return for their 11th spring practice this afternoon.
Thomas was arrested on March 25 after he was caught selling a stolen Xbox video game system and three games to a video game store in North Knoxville.
Don Bosch, Thomas’s attorney, released a statement on his client’s behalf Wednesday.
“It appears that a rush to judgement was made charging Coleman Thomas with this offense,” the statement read. “Mr. Thomas did not commit any crime and was unaware that the Xbox and three video games in question had been stolen.