Tedric Thompson (born January 20, 1995) is a former American football safety. He played college football at the University of Colorado Boulder,[1] and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL draft by the Seattle Seahawks.
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| Position: | Safety | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | January 20, 1995 Inglewood, California, U.S. | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 204 lb (93 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Valencia (Santa Clarita, California) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Colorado | ||||||||||||
| NFL draft: | 2017 / round: 4 / pick: 111 | ||||||||||||
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Professional career
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 Thompson's NFL combine workout |
| Height | Weight | Arm length | Hand span | 40-yard dash | 10-yard split | 20-yard split | 20-yard shuttle | Three-cone drill | Vertical jump | Broad jump | Bench press | |
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| 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) |
204 lb (93 kg) |
31+1⁄2 in (0.80 m) |
9+5⁄8 in (0.24 m) |
4.60 s | 1.63 s | 2.68 s | 4.36 s | 7.11 s | 32.5 in (0.83 m) |
9 ft 9 in (2.97 m) |
17 reps | |
| All values are from NFL Combine[2] | ||||||||||||
Seattle Seahawks
editThe Seattle Seahawks selected Thompson in the fourth round with the 111th overall pick in the 2017 NFL draft.[3] He was the 12th safety selected in 2017 and was one of three safeties drafted by the Seahawks that year. Thompson was the second safety selected by the Seahawks behind Michigan's Lano Hill, but was selected before Cincinnati's Mike Tyson.[4] On May 11, 2017, the Seahawks signed Thompson to a four-year, $3.07 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $672,004.[5]
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| Seahawks select Thompson 111th overall |
Throughout training camp, Thompson competed against Bradley McDougald to be the primary backup free safety.[6] Head coach Pete Carroll named Thompson the third free safety on the Seahawks’ depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Earl Thomas and McDougald.[7]
Thompson was inactive as a healthy scratch for the Seahawks’ first seven games (Weeks 1–8). On November 5, 2017, Thompson made his professional regular season debut and made one tackle during their 17–14 loss against the Washington Redskins in Week 9.[8] He finished his rookie season in 2017 with four combined tackles (two solo) in nine games and zero starts.[9]
In Week 5 of the 2019 season against the Los Angeles Rams, Thompson intercepted a pass from Jared Goff that was dropped by Gerald Everett in the 30–29 win.[10] In Week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, Thompson intercepted a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield in the 32–28 win.[11]
On October 30, 2019, he was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.[12]
Thompson was released by the Seahawks on March 31, 2020.[13]
Kansas City Chiefs
editThompson was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 30, 2020.[14] He was waived on November 28, 2020.[15]
Cleveland Browns (first stint)
editThompson was claimed off waivers by the Browns on November 30, 2020.[16] He was waived on January 15, 2021.[17]
Denver Broncos
editOn July 27, 2021, Thompson signed with the Denver Broncos.[18] On August 8, 2021, the Broncos released Thompson.[19]
Tennessee Titans
editOn August 12, 2021, Thompson signed with the Tennessee Titans.[20] He was placed on injured reserve on August 17, 2021.[21] He was released on August 20.
Cleveland Browns (second stint)
editOn December 16, 2021, Thompson was signed to the Browns practice squad.[22] Thompson was elevated to the active roster for the December 20 game versus the Las Vegas Raiders.
Personal life
editHe is the younger brother of former safety Cedric Thompson.[23]
References
edit- ^ Graham, Pat (December 1, 2016). "Safety Tedric Thompson Leads No. 9 Colorado With Big Plays". Denver.CBSLocal.com. CBS. Retrieved April 29, 2017.
- ^ "NFL Draft Profile: Tedric Thompson". NFL.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "2017 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Drovetto, Tony (April 29, 2017). "Seattle Seahawks Select Colorado Strong Safety Tedric Thompson With No. 111 Overall Pick In 2017 NFL Draft". Seahawks.com. Retrieved May 7, 2017.
- ^ "Spotrac.com: Tedric Thompson contract". Spotrac.com. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ Bell, Gregg (June 17, 2017). "He's the first safety up if Chancellor, Thomas get hurt again". thenewstribune.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ Arthur, Kenneth (September 2, 2017). "Seahawks final 53-man roster for 2017". fieldgulls.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Tedric Thompson (2017)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "NFL Player stats: Tedric Thompson (career)". NFL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2019.
- ^ "Wilson throws 4 TD passes, Seahawks hold off Rams 30–29". ESPN. Associated Press. October 3, 2019. Retrieved October 3, 2019.
- ^ "Wilson's 3 TDs lead Seahawks' rally past Mayfield, Browns". ESPN. Associated Press. October 13, 2019. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
- ^ Henderson, Brady (October 30, 2019). "Seahawks place S Thompson (shoulder) on IR". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 31, 2019.
- ^ Boyle, John (March 31, 2020). "Seahawks Release TE Ed Dickson, Waive Safety Tedric Thompson". Seahawks.com. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
- ^ Henderson, Brady (July 29, 2020). "Ex-Seahawks S Thompson gets deal with Chiefs". ESPN.com. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ Goldman, Charles (November 28, 2020). "Chiefs make a pair of roster moves on Saturday". USAToday.com. Retrieved January 5, 2021.
- ^ "Browns activate FB Andy Janovich, claim S Tedric Thompson". ClevelandBrowns.com. November 30, 2020. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ "Browns activate G Joel Bitonio". ClevelandBrowns.com. January 15, 2021. Retrieved March 20, 2021.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (July 27, 2021). "Broncos sign S Tedric Thompson, C Brett Jones". Denver Broncos.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (August 8, 2021). "Broncos sign DT Lorenzo Neal". Denver Broncos. Retrieved August 8, 2021.
- ^ Williams, Charean (August 11, 2021). "Titans signing Tedric Thompson". NBCSports.com. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
- ^ Wyatt, Jim (August 17, 2021). "TTitans Place DL Trevon Coley, DB Tedric Thompson on Injured Reserve While Waiving OL Paul Adams". TennesseeTitans.com.
- ^ "Browns activate TE David Njoku, make additional roster moves". ClevelandBrowns.com. December 16, 2021.
- ^ Kosmider, Nick (April 29, 2017). "Former CU safety Tedric Thompson drafted by Seattle Seahawks, becomes third Buffaloes DB chosen". The Denver Post. Retrieved November 7, 2024.