![]() |
![]() Thompson with the Miami Dolphins in 2003 | |||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Born | Dallas, Texas, U.S. | July 5, 1977||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||
Weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||||||||
Career information | |||||||||
Position | Wide receiver | ||||||||
Uniform no. | 84, 13, 88 | ||||||||
High school | Cedar Hill | ||||||||
College | Baylor | ||||||||
NFL draft | 1999: undrafted | ||||||||
Career history | |||||||||
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |||||||||
Career statistics | |||||||||
|
Derrius Damon Thompson (born July 5, 1977) is an American former professional football wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Washington Redskins and the Miami Dolphins.
He graduated from Cedar Hill High School in Cedar Hill, Texas, in 1995. He majored sports management at Baylor University, playing college football for the Baylor Bears. He was signed by the Washington Redskins, as a undrafted free agent, in 1999. [1] [2] In 2003, he signed for the Miami Dolphins. [3] Thompson famously caught the game winning touchdown against the eventual Super Bowl champions in the 2004 season.