JACK THOMPSONThompson, Jack Byron (The Throwin' Samoan)Height: 6-3 Weight: 220 Born: May 19, 1956 Tutuila Island, American Samoa High School: Evergreen (White Center, WA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 1976 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 1977 | Washington State | Lettered |
| 1978 | Washington State | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (3rd overall) 1979 Cincinnati Bengals |
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| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 12 | QB | 9 | 1 |
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 12 | QB | 14 | 4 |
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 12 | QB | 8 | 0 |
| 1982 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1982 CIN NFL | 12 | QB | 1 | 0 |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 14 | QB | 14 | 13 |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 14 | QB | 5 | 3 |
| 6 Years (NFL)6 Years NFL | 51 | 21 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 5/3/1979 | 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL |
| Signed | 7/10/1979 | 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL |
| Injured Reserve | 11/20/1982 | 1982 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1982 CIN NFL |
| Traded | 6/2/1983 | 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL |
| Released | 9/2/1985 | 1985 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1985 TB NFL |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 30 | ||
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 0 | 0 | - | - | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 36 |
| RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | LG | TD | FD | 20+ | 40+ | FUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 21 | 116 | 5.5 | 21 | 5 | 0 | |||
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 18 | 84 | 4.7 | 15t | 1 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 26 | 27 | 1.0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 5 | 35 | 7.0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 70 | 262 | 3.7 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| PASSING | ATT | COM | COM% | INC | YDS | Y/ATT | Y/COM | LG | TD | TD% | INT | INT% | SK | YL | FD | 20+ | 40+ | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 87 | 39 | 44.8 | 43 | 481 | 5.5 | 12.3 | 50 | 1 | 1.1 | 5 | 5.7 | 16 | 178 | 42.4 | |||
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 234 | 115 | 49.1 | 107 | 1324 | 5.7 | 11.5 | 59t | 11 | 4.7 | 12 | 5.1 | 13 | 113 | 60.9 | |||
| 1981 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1981 CIN NFL | 49 | 21 | 42.9 | 26 | 267 | 5.4 | 12.7 | 21 | 1 | 2.0 | 2 | 4.1 | 7 | 61 | 0 | 50.3 | ||
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 423 | 249 | 58.9 | 153 | 2906 | 6.9 | 11.7 | 80 | 18 | 4.3 | 21 | 5.0 | 39 | 289 | 73.3 | |||
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 52 | 25 | 48.1 | 22 | 337 | 6.5 | 13.5 | 74t | 2 | 3.8 | 5 | 9.6 | 10 | 54 | 42.4 | |||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 845 | 449 | 53.1 | 351 | 5315 | 6.3 | 11.8 | 80 | 33 | 3.9 | 45 | 5.3 | 85 | 695 | 0 | 63.4 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1979 CIN NFL | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1980 Cincinnati Bengals (NFL)1980 CIN NFL | 5 | 3 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 0 | |
| 1983 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1983 TB NFL | 10 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1984 Tampa Bay Buccaneers (NFL)1984 TB NFL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 19 | 10 | 0 | 10 | -1 | 0 |
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