Joe Thuney's remarkable durability dates back to his days as a two-way threat in Ohio high school football

FOXBOROUGH — Ed Domsitz isn’t surprised to hear Patriots’ left guard Joe Thuney has a streak of 1,796 consecutive snaps played over a span of 25 games, a run that dates back to last December.

After all, this is a guy who played in 44 straight games for Domsitz’s teams at Archbishop Alter High School in Kettering, Ohio, and spent many of those games playing both offense and defense.



“Yeah, that’s not surprising at all,” Domsitz told BostonSportsJournal.com when reached by phone on Friday. “When Joe was here, he had terrific durability. 'Ironman Thuney' would be the best way to describe him. He qualifies for that on a number of levels. I’m sure there are aches and pains, and all sorts of things he has to endure on a regular basis, but he’s always out there.

“That’s that Midwestern work ethic,” Domsitz added. “I like to think Joe embodies that.”

Domsitz, who has been coaching high school football 42 years, said Thuney’s sophomore and junior year, Alter would go on to state championships, and they would add a regional championship in Thuney’s senior season. In that stretch, Thuney distinguished himself as a college prospect, he wasn’t instantly identifiable as a player who might be on the fast track to the NFL.