Jordan Thompson (American football)

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Jordan Thompson
Personal information
Born: (1989-07-12) July 12, 1989 (age 34)
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.

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College career

Thompson played for the Ohio Bobcats from 2009 to 2012. He was redshirted in 2008. [1]

Professional career

Thompson was rated the 54th best tight end in the 2013 NFL Draft by NFLDraftScout.com. [2]

Pre-draft measurables
HeightWeight 40-yard dash 10-yard split20-yard split Bench press
6 ft 4 in
(1.93 m)
247 lb
(112 kg)
4.82 s1.72 s2.77 s22 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

Thompson is now a carpenter on the HGTV show, While You Were Out . [7]

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References

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  3. "Jordan Thompson". kffl.com. Archived from the original on December 4, 2014. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
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  7. Michael Rothstein (May 11, 2019), "From blocking to building: How an NFL TE became a carpenter on HGTV", espn.com, retrieved May 19, 2019