Brian Thompson

Seattle Cavaliers, Pierce County Bengals, Puget Sound Jets

Defensive End/Outside Linebacker

1986-1995

In the late 90's, Broderick Thomas was a boisterous NFL defensive end/outside linebacker who had a knack for coming off the edge and wreaking havoc on quarterbacks and offenses.  Brian Thompson developed that same ability as a somewhat undersized end, who could move to linebacker and still be disruptive.  At 6'2" and 210 lbs, his athletic ability took him into opponents backfields quite often where he racked up sacks, strips and fumble recoveries for the better part of a decade.

Thompson finished 2nd in the NFA credited with 4 fumble recoveries, and 9.5 sacks for the 1985 league season.

NFA Defensive Player of the Year in 1986 and 1987 with the Panthers, Thompson was an All-NWFL selection with the Bengals and Jets and remained one of the best defenders the Northwest has seen.  By 1990, Thompson was still garnering All-America accolades as a defensive lineman.

Honors

1990 3rd Team All American (DT)

1987 NFA Defensive Player of the Year

1986 NFA Defensive Player of the Year

1985 NFA 1st Team All-League