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Oregon Ducks quarterback Darron Thomas celebrates his final game in a UO uniform during the 2012 Rose Bowl. This week he signed to play indoor pro football in Nebraska.

(Bruce Ely / The Oregonian)

EUGENE -- Former Oregon quarterback Darron Thomas re-emerged in professional football Tuesday when he signed to play with the Lincoln (Neb.) Haymakers of the Champions Pro Indoor Football League.

Thomas left Oregon after his junior season with a 24-3 record and ended his career with a win against Wisconsin in the 2012 Rose Bowl. But then he went undrafted, never caught on after camps with the Arizona Cardinals, Pittsburgh Steelers or Cleveland Browns and didn't get signed until October,

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There is still quite a bit of time left before his debut as a Haymakers quarterback, with CPIFL games starting in March. Thomas' high school head coach Bob Jones is the Haymakers' offense and defensive line coach.

The Haymakers are part of the 10-team CPIFL -- including the Omaha Beef, Salina (Kan.) Bombers and Wichita Wild -- and last year were 4-8. Home games are at the 4,500-seat Pershing Center, which sits a mile away from Nebraska's Memorial Stadium. Only seven players are named on the roster at this time.

There's a chance you could possibly be one of Thomas' teammates, too: open free agent tryouts are being held Oct. 12.