Deonte Thompson was born on February 14,1989 and is a former American football wide receiver.
32 Facts About Deonte Thompson
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Deonte Thompson played college football at the University of Florida, where he was a member of a BCS National Championship team.
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Deonte Thompson was born in the small agricultural town of Belle Glade, Florida.
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Deonte Thompson attended Glades Central High School in Belle Glade, where he played for the Glades Central Raiders high school football team.
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Deonte Thompson ran in the 100-meter and 200-meter events for the Glades Central track and field team.
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Deonte Thompson won the 100 meters at the 2007 Western Conference Meet, with a career-best time of 10.47 seconds.
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Deonte Thompson ran a career-best time of 21.29 seconds in the 200 meters as a senior.
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Deonte Thompson accepted a football scholarship to attend the University of Florida, to play under head coach Urban Meyer and coach Will Muschamp's Florida Gators football teams from 2008 to 2011.
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Deonte Thompson was a member of the Gators track and field team.
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Deonte Thompson placed fifth in the 60-meter dash at the 2009 Tyson Invitational with a time of 6.80 seconds.
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Deonte Thompson was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Baltimore Ravens after the 2012 NFL Draft.
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Deonte Thompson made the team and caught five passes in the regular season, and handled kick return duties for the first five games.
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Deonte Thompson had his best game as a wide receiver in Week 4 of the 2013 season when he caught four passes for 50 yards.
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On December 8,2014, Deonte Thompson was signed by the Buffalo Bills.
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On September 11,2015, Deonte Thompson was released by the Bills with an injury settlement.
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On September 22,2015, Deonte Thompson was signed by the Chicago Bears to the practice squad.
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Deonte Thompson re-signed with the Bears on a one-year contract on March 24,2016.
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Deonte Thompson recorded his first career touchdown, which was a 6-yard reception from Matt Barkley in the fourth quarter.
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Deonte Thompson recorded his first 100-yard game of his career.
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On October 17,2017, Deonte Thompson signed with the Buffalo Bills.
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Deonte Thompson caught a 34-yard pass during a blizzard game against the Indianapolis Colts to set up LeSean McCoy's game-winning touchdown in overtime.
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Deonte Thompson finished the season with career highs in receptions, targets, and receiving yards, helping Buffalo make the playoffs for the first time since 1999.
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On March 22,2018, Deonte Thompson signed as a free agent with the Dallas Cowboys, receiving a $1,000,000 signing bonus and reuniting with new wide receivers coach Sanjay Lal, who had him with the Bills in 2015.
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Deonte Thompson was limited with an Achilles strain from the start of training camp and worked back into practice for the last 2 preseason games.
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Deonte Thompson was named a starter alongside Terrance Williams in the season opener against the Carolina Panthers, making 3 receptions for 27 yards.
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Deonte Thompson repeated as a starter in the second game, tallying 4 receptions for 33 yards.
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Deonte Thompson started in the fourth game but didn't have any receptions.
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Deonte Thompson started in the fifth game and had 2 receptions for 19 yards.
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On October 22, the Cowboys traded a 2019 first round draft choice to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for Amari Cooper, to take over the number one receiver role, which limited Deonte Thompson's targets moving forward.
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Deonte Thompson was signed by the Buffalo Bills on November 14,2018.
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Deonte Thompson was declared inactive with a toe injury in the season finale against the Miami Dolphins.
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Deonte Thompson was signed by the New York Jets on May 21,2019.