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| T ORRIN THOMPSON #69 |
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| 6' 6" • 322 lbs. • Duke |
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Exp: 1st NFL Season, 1st Packers Season
Age: 25
Acquired: Free Agent 2007
Current Status: Active Roster |
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- Re-signed by the Packers as a reserve/future free agent, Jan. 1, 2007
- Initially signed Nov. 15, 2006, to the Green Bay practice squad, where he spent the season's final seven weeks
- A defensive tackle in college, switched over to the offensive side early in his professional career
- Originally signed with Miami as a non-drafted free agent on April 29, 2005, and spent the 2005 season on the Dolphins practice squad
- Allocated to NFL Europa in 2006, spent that campaign with the Berlin Thunder
- Went to training camp with the Dolphins before his release, Aug. 31, 2006
- Played in 46 career games as a defender at Duke, including 27 starts
- Finished his collegiate career with 141 tackles, including 16 stops for loss
- Also broke up eight passes and tallied 3½ sacks
- Started all 11 games at defensive tackle as a senior in 2004
- Recorded a career-high 57 tackles (38 solo), 2½ tackles for loss and four pass breakups
- Notched a career-high 10 tackles, at Georgia Tech (Oct. 16)
- Saw action in all 12 games, including nine starts, as a junior in 2003
- Finished with 31 tackles (15 solo), a career-high six tackles for loss, and two fumble recoveries
- Came on strong toward the end, totaling 23 tackles in the final six games
- Played in 12 games, including seven starts, as a sophomore in 2002
- Recorded 34 tackles (22 solo), 4½ tackles for loss, one sack and two pass breakups
- Played in all 11 games as a true freshman in 2001
- In season finale at Clemson (Dec. 1), collected five tackles, two stops for loss, one sack and one pass breakup
- Earned his degree in psychology
- A two-time letterman at Charlotte (N.C.) Christian School, earned honorable mention all-state honors from the North Carolina Independent Schools Athletic Association, and all-conference CISAA honors
- Recipient of the Charlotte Touchdown Club's Mike Fox Defensive Player of the Year Award, given to a senior football player who has excelled on defense and in the areas of scholarship, sportsmanship, citizenship and leadership
- Also earned three letters in basketball
- Was a member of the National Honor Society
- Nicknamed 'Big O'
- Married to Melanie
- Lives in Charlotte, N.C.
- Given name Orrin Christopher Thompson; born in Camden, N.J.
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