1. Darian Thompson was born on September 22,1993 and is an American professional football coach and former player who an assistant linebackers coach and quality control coach for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League.
27 Facts About Darian Thompson
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Darian Thompson was rated as a three-star recruit and committed to Boise State University to play college football.
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Darian Thompson again started all 13 games as a junior in 2014.
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Darian Thompson recorded 71 tackles and seven interceptions and was named a second-team All-American by CBSSports.
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Later in the same season, in a game against UNLV, Darian Thompson recorded his 19th interception of his career breaking the mark set by Weddle.
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Darian Thompson attended the NFL Scouting Combine and completed all of the combine and positional drills.
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On March 31,2016, Darian Thompson participated at Boise State's pro day and attempted to improve his performance in the 40-yard dash, 20-yard dash, and 10-yard dash.
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Darian Thompson was ranked as the third best free safety in the draft by DraftScout.
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Darian Thompson entered training camp competing with Nat Berhe and Mykkele Thompson for the vacant starting free safety position.
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On September 18,2016, Darian Thompson earned his first career start after he surpassed Nat Berhe on the depth chart and was named the starting free safety.
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On November 9,2016, the Giants placed Darian Thompson on injured reserve after he missed six games due to his foot injury that required surgery.
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Darian Thompson finished his rookie season in 2016 with seven combined tackles in two games and one start.
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Darian Thompson entered training camp slated as the starting free safety.
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McAdoo officially named Darian Thompson the starting free safety to start the 2017 regular season, alongside strong safety Landon Collins.
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Darian Thompson made the interception off a pass by Chargers' quarterback Philip Rivers, that was originally intended for wide receiver Keenan Allen, in the third quarter.
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Darian Thompson started in all 16 games in 2017 and recorded 75 combined tackles, six pass deflections, and an interception.
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On October 2,2018, Darian Thompson was signed to the Arizona Cardinals' practice squad.
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On October 9,2018, Darian Thompson was signed by the Dallas Cowboys off the Cardinals practice squad.
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Darian Thompson was waived on November 17,2018, but re-signed three days later.
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Darian Thompson appeared in 10 games, playing primarily on special teams and did not record any tackles.
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On March 7,2019, Darian Thompson was re-signed to a one-year contract as an unrestricted free agent.
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Darian Thompson appeared in 15 games with 4 starts, while registering 39 tackles, 1.5 sacks, 3 quarterback pressures, one fumble recovery and 9 special teams tackles.
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On March 17,2020, Darian Thompson signed a two-year contract extension with the Cowboys.
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In week 4, Darian Thompson was replaced after the first drive of the Cleveland Browns, because he failed to defend a 37-yard touchdown trick pass from Jarvis Landry to fellow wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr.
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Darian Thompson finished the season with 43 tackles, one interception and one forced fumble.
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Darian Thompson was elevated to the active roster on multiple times as a COVID-19 replacement.
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Darian Thompson appeared in 5 games, collecting 2 defensive tackles and one special teams tackle.