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Position: | Offensive tackle | ||||
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Born: | Savannah, Georgia, U.S. | February 11, 1977||||
Height: | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | ||||
Weight: | 295 lb (134 kg) | ||||
Career information | |||||
High school: | Savannah (GA) Windsor Forest | ||||
College: | Tennessee State (1995–1999) | ||||
NFL draft: | 2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100 | ||||
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Michael Thompson (born February 11, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League (NFL). Thompson was drafted in the fourth round of the 2000 NFL draft by the Atlanta Falcons. [1] Thompson played for the Falcons until being released in 2002. In his career with the Falcons, Thompson played in 4 games, starting just two of them. He played college football at Tennessee State University.
On August 31, 2005, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Thompson had been arrested. He was charged with 3 counts of armed robbery in Suwannee, Georgia. Thompson robbed three guests of the Admiral Benbow Inn at gunpoint. [2]
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