Leroy Thompson played college football at Delaware State University where he was a first team Division I-AA All-American and holds all quarterback sack records.
10 Facts About Leroy Thompson
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Leroy Thompson was a participant in the 2007 ArenaBowl as a member of the National Conference Champion, Columbus Destroyers, and won an ArenaBowl Championship in 1999 with the Albany Firebirds.
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Leroy Thompson led his team in rushing six of his 13 seasons in the League, while being in the Top 10 overall in that same category five out of those 13 seasons.
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Leroy Thompson was invited by the San Diego Chargers in the 2015 training camp to work as the assistant to defensive line coach Don Johnson through the Bill Walsh NFL Minority Coaches Internship Program.
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In 2012 and 2013, Leroy Thompson was a member of Chuck Pagano's Indianapolis Colts coaching staff through the same program.
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Pagano states that Leroy Thompson is an up-and-coming defensive line coach on the NFL level.
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Leroy Thompson was a member of the Philadelphia Eagles coaching staff in the 2011 training camp where he served as assistant coach under former defensive line coach Jim Washburn.
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In 2013, Leroy Thompson was named the defensive line coach for the Pittsburgh Power.
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In 2018, Leroy Thompson became the defensive line coach for the Atlanta Legends of the newly formed Alliance of American Football.
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Leroy Thompson played the role of Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Carl "Big Daddy" Hairston in the Vince Papale movie Invincible.