Brandon Thompson (American football)

Brandon Thompson
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Thompson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015
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Position:Defensive tackle
Personal information
Born: (1989-10-19) October 19, 1989 (age 35)
Thomasville, Georgia, U.S.
Height:6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight:314 lb (142 kg)
Career information
High school:Thomasville
College:Clemson
NFL draft:2012 / round: 3 / pick: 93
Career history
 * Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Career NFL statistics
Total tackles:53
Sacks:3.0
Stats at Pro Football Reference

Brandon Thompson (born October 19, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Clemson Tigers and was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2012 NFL draft.

Early life

Thompson attended Thomasville High School in Thomasville, Georgia. As a senior, he had 19 sacks and 61 tackles.

Regarded as a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Thompson was listed as the ninth best defensive tackle prospect of his class.[1]

College career

Thompson was originally redshirted as a freshman in 2008, but had the redshirt taken off after an injury to Jamie Cumbie. He played in the team's final 12 games and recorded 15 tackles and a sack. As a sophomore in 2009, he started all 13 games and had 27 tackles. As a junior in 2010, he had 41 tackles and a sack.

Professional career

Cincinnati Bengals

Thompson was selected by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 93rd overall, in the 2012 NFL draft.[2] In 2013, he played in all 16 regular-season games, starting the last seven games, which included the Wild Card playoff game, where he replaced the injured Geno Atkins.[3]

On March 25, 2016, Thompson signed a one-year contract with the Bengals that will keep him through the 2016 season.[4] He was placed on the Reserve/PUP list to start the season after he suffered a torn ACL in Week 17 of the 2015 season.[5] Since he spent the entire season on reserve, his contract tolled, keeping him under contract for the 2017 season.

On August 20, 2017, Thompson was released by the Bengals.[6]

Cleveland Browns

On August 22, 2017, Thompson was signed by the Cleveland Browns.[7] He was released on September 1, 2017, during roster cutdowns.[8]

References

  1. ^ Brandon Thompson – Yahoo Sports
  2. ^ "2012 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
  3. ^ "Brandon Thompson 2013 Game Log". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved July 2, 2024.
  4. ^ "Bengals Re-Sign DT Brandon Thompson". www.bengals.com. Retrieved March 26, 2016.
  5. ^ Marcum, Jason (August 30, 2016). "Bengals Cuts 2016: Andrew Billings placed on I.R.; Brandon Thompson goes to PUP". CincyJungle.com. Retrieved April 22, 2017.
  6. ^ Marcum, Jason (August 20, 2017). "Bengals cut Brandon Thompson, waive Stanley Williams and Karel Hamilton". CincyJungle.com.
  7. ^ "Browns sign DL Brandon Thompson, release DL Desmond Bryant". ClevelandBrowns.com. August 22, 2017. Archived from the original on September 26, 2017. Retrieved August 23, 2017.
  8. ^ "Browns reduce roster to 65". ClevelandBrowns.com. September 1, 2017. Archived from the original on March 13, 2018.