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.
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.[3] Thompson was inactive for the game.[4]
On September 3, 2016, Thompson was waived by the Broncos.[5] The next day, he was signed to the Broncos' practice squad.[6] He was promoted to the active roster on October 29, 2016 after starting running back C. J. Anderson was placed on injured reserve.[7]
On September 2, 2017, Thompson was waived by the Broncos.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Juwan Thompson moving up Broncos depth chart at running back
- ^ Juwan Thompson battles into mix for playing time at Broncos RB
- ^ "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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- Denver Broncos bio Archived 2014-09-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Duke Blue Devils bio
- 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