Michael Thompson (American football)

Not to be confused with Mike Thompson (American football).

Michael Thompson

No. 66
Position:	Offensive tackle
Personal information
Date of birth:	(1977-02-11) February 11, 1977
Place of birth:	Savannah, Georgia
Height:
Weight:
Career information
High school:	Savannah (GA) Windsor Forest
College:	Tennessee State
NFL draft:	2000 / Round: 4 / Pick: 100
Career history
Atlanta Falcons (2000–2002)
Career NFL statistics
Games started: 4 Games played: 12 Player stats at NFL.com

Michael Thompson (born February 11, 1977) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League. Thompson was drafted in the 4th round of the 2000 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons. Thompson played for the Falcons until being released in 2002. In his career with the Falcons, Thompson played in 4 games, starting just two of them. He played college football at Tennessee State University.

Criminal activity

On August 31, 2005, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that Thompson had been arrested. He was charged with 3 counts of armed robbery in Suwannee, Georgia. Thompson robbed three guests of the Admiral Benbow Inn at gunpoint.