Brandon Thompson (American football)

Brandon Thompson (born October 19, 1989) is a former American football defensive tackle. He played college football at Clemson and was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round of the 2012 NFL Draft.

Brandon Thompson

Thompson with the Cincinnati Bengals in 2015

No. 98, 97

Position:

Defensive tackle

Personal information

Born:

October 19, 1989 (age 32)
Thomasville, Georgia

Height:

6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)

Weight:

325 lb (147 kg)

Career information

High school:

Thomasville (GA)

College:

Clemson

NFL Draft:

2012 / Round: 3 / Pick: 93

Career history

Cincinnati Bengals (2012–2016)
Cleveland Browns (2017)*

* Offseason and/or practice squad member only

Career highlights and awards

Second-team All-ACC (2011)

Career NFL statistics as of 2017

Total tackles:	53
Sacks:	3.0
Forced fumbles:	0
Fumble recoveries:	0

Player stats at NFL.com

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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]

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.

Thompson was drafted by the Cincinnati Bengals in the third round, 93rd overall, in the 2012 NFL Draft. 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.

On March 25, 2016, Thompson signed a one-year contract with the Bengals that will keep him through the 2016 season.[2] 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.[3] 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.[4]

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