Bobby Thomas is in his second season as assistant strength & conditioning coach for the Atlanta Falcons after being hired on February 22, 2021.
Thomas has spent the previous three seasons (2018-20) as the associate director of strength & conditioning for the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football program where he was responsible for the design, implementation and ongoing evaluation of the long-term injured/reintegration program. He also assisted with all strength and conditioning, speed and agility and recovery for the team.
Prior to his tenure at Western Kentucky, Thomas spent two seasons (2016-17) as a strength & conditioning assistant at Fresno State University. In his role, he was responsible for the design and implementation of the injury prevention program among other responsibilities. He also spent one season (2015) as a strength & conditioning assistant for North Carolina State's football program, one season (2014) as a sports performance intern at Stanford University and two seasons (2012-13) as a graduate assistant at the University of South Dakota.
Thomas earned a Bachelor of Science degree in kinesiology from Humboldt State University in Arcata, Calif., and earned a masters of arts in interdisciplinary studies from the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, S.D.