Jordan Thompson (American football)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | July 12, 1989 |
| Height: | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
| Weight: | 258 lb (117 kg) |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Rockford (OH) Parkway |
| College: | Ohio |
| Position: | Tight end |
| Undrafted: | 2013 |
| Career history | |
| Career NFL statistics | |
| Player stats at NFL.com | |
Jordan Thompson (born July 12, 1989) is a former American football tight end. He played college football at Ohio University and attended Parkway High School in Rockford, Ohio. He has been a member of the Detroit Lions of the National Football League.
College career[edit]
Thompson played for the Ohio Bobcats from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2008.[1]
Professional career[edit]
Thompson was rated the 54th best tight end in the 2013 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com.[2]
| Height | Weight | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | Bench press | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) |
247 lb (112 kg) |
4.82 s | 1.72 s | 2.77 s | 22 reps | |||||||
| All values from Ohio Pro Day[2] | ||||||||||||
Thompson was signed by the Detroit Lions on April 28, 2014. He was released by the Lions on August 30, 2014, and signed to the team's practice squad on September 1, 2014.[3] He made his NFL debut on October 19, 2014, against the New Orleans Saints.[4] He was released by the Lions on May 4, 2016.[5]
He participated in The Spring League in 2017.[6]
Life after football[edit]
Thompson is now a carpenter on the HGTV show, While You Were Out.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "Jordan Thompson". ohiobobcats.com. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ a b "Jordan Thompson". nfldraftscout.com. Retrieved July 26, 2017.
- ^ "Jordan Thompson". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Jordan Thompson". nfl.com. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "JORDAN THOMPSON". foxsports.com. Archived from the original on May 4, 2016. Retrieved May 4, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Levine, Ben (April 9, 2017). "The Spring League Announces Camp Roster". profootballrumors.com. Archived from the original on July 26, 2017. Retrieved July 25, 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ Michael Rothstein (May 11, 2019), "From blocking to building: How an NFL TE became a carpenter on HGTV", espn.com, retrieved May 19, 2019
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