Juwan Thompson
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| Position: | Running back | ||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 13, 1992 Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands | ||||||||||||
| Height: | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight: | 225 lb (102 kg) | ||||||||||||
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| High school: | Woodward Academy (College Park, Georgia) | ||||||||||||
| College: | Duke | ||||||||||||
| Undrafted: | 2014 | ||||||||||||
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Juwan Thompson (born May 13, 1992) is a former American football running back who played college football at Duke. He was signed by the Denver Broncos as an undrafted free agent in 2014.
College career
[edit]Thompson played college football at Duke University from 2010 to 2013. He finished his career with 1,244 rushing yards on 274 carries and had nine touchdowns.
Professional career
[edit]Thompson was signed by the Denver Broncos after going undrafted in the 2014 NFL draft.[1][2]
In a game against the Arizona Cardinals, Thompson scored his first career touchdown on an 8-yard run. In a Thursday Night Football game against division rival San Diego Chargers, Thompson ran for two touchdowns as the Broncos went on to win 35–21.[3]
On February 7, 2016, Thompson was part of the Broncos team that won Super Bowl 50. In the game, the Broncos defeated the Carolina Panthers by a score of 24–10.[4] Thompson was inactive for the game.[5]
On September 3, 2016, Thompson was waived by the Broncos.[6] The next day, he was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.[7] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2016 after starting running back C. J. Anderson was placed on injured reserve.[8]
On September 2, 2017, Thompson was waived by the Broncos.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Klis, Mike (August 1, 2014). "Juwan Thompson moving up Broncos depth chart at running back". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ Renck, Troy E. (August 8, 2014). "Juwan Thompson battles into mix for playing time at Broncos RB". The Denver Post. Retrieved December 21, 2024.
- ^ "San Diego Chargers at Denver Broncos - October 23rd, 2014". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved December 27, 2024.
- ^ "Super Bowl 50 - Denver Broncos vs. Carolina Panthers - February 7th, 2016". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved August 31, 2017.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (February 7, 2016). "Gameday Inactives: Broncos in Super Bowl 50". Denver Broncos. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2017.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (September 3, 2016). "Broncos make 23 moves to pare roster at the deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
- ^ Swanson, Ben (September 4, 2016). "Broncos add eight to practice squad". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 19, 2017.
- ^ DiLalla, Aric (October 29, 2016). "Broncos move C.J. Anderson to IR, promote Juwan Thompson to active roster". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on August 25, 2017.
- ^ Mason, Andrew (September 2, 2017). "Broncos trim roster at deadline". DenverBroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 30, 2017.
External links
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Fairburn, Georgia
- People from Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands
- Players of American football from Fulton County, Georgia
- United States Virgin Islands players of American football
- American football running backs
- Duke Blue Devils football players
- Denver Broncos players
- Salt Lake Stallions players
- Woodward Academy alumni