Home Leagues Seasons Teams Players Coaches Drafts Awards Leaderboards

Robert Thompson

Thompson, Robert Charles
Height: 6-3 Weight: 223
Born: February 4, 1960 Chicago, IL
High School: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Blue Island, IL)

Year	College	Status
1978	Michigan	Roster
1979	Michigan	Lettered
1980	Michigan	Lettered
1981	Michigan	Lettered
1982	Michigan	Lettered

Draft: 8th round (198th overall) 1983 Houston Oilers; Territorial Selection 1983 Michigan Panthers

Roster Key • Stat Key

YEAR TEAM	NO	POS	GP	GS
1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL	56	ROLB	10	1
1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL	59	LOLB	9	1
1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL	90	LOLB	3	2
3 Years (NFL)3 Years NFL			22	4

Transaction	Date	Team
Draft	1/4/1983	1983 Michigan Panthers (USFL)1983 MIC USFL
Draft	4/26/1983	1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL
Signed	6/25/1983	1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL
Released	8/29/1983	1983 Houston Oilers (NFL)1983 HOU NFL
Signed	10/12/1983	1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL
Injured Reserve	8/27/1984	1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL
Released	10/17/1984	1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL
Signed	10/19/1984	1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL
Released	8/20/1985	1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL
Signed	9/27/1987	1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL
Released	10/19/1987	1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL

SACKS	NO	YDS
1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL	2.0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	2.0

FUMBLES	NO	LOST	OWN	OPP	REC	YDS	TD
1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL	0	0	0	2	2	0	0
1987 Detroit Lions (NFL)1987 DET NFL	0	0	0	1	1	0	0
Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL	0	0	0	3	3	0	0

©2006-2025 Pro Football Archives. All Rights Reserved.

Last Updated: October 16, 2025