:Mike Thompson (American football)

{{Short description|American football player (born 1971)}}

{{For|others of the same name|Michael Thompson (disambiguation){{!}}Michael Thompson}}

{{distinguish|Michael Thompson (American football)}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}

{{Infobox NFL biography

| name = Mike Thompson

| number = 95, 93, 96

| position = Defensive tackle

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1971|12|22}}

| birth_place = Portage, Wisconsin, U.S.

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 4

| weight_lb = 295

| high_school = Portage (WI)

| college = Wisconsin

| draftyear = 1995

| draftround = 4

| draftpick = 123

| expansiondraftyear = 1999

| expansiondraftround = 1

| expansiondraftpick = 35

| pastteams =

• Jacksonville Jaguars ({{NFL Year|1995}})
• Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1996}}){{cite book |title=Browns, 2000 Media Guide |page=142 |url=https://ia601406.us.archive.org/28/items/browns-2000-media-guide-cleveland-c/Browns%2C%202000%20Media%20Guide%20%28Cleveland%29%20%28C%29.pdf |access-date=28 July 2024}}
• Kansas City Chiefs (1997)*
• Cincinnati Bengals ({{NFL Year|1997|1998}})
• Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|1999|2001}})

| highlights =

• First-team All-Big Ten (1994)

| statlabel1 = Tackles

| statvalue1 = 45

| statlabel2 = Sacks

| statvalue2 = 1.5

| statlabel3 = Fumble recoveries

| statvalue3 = 2

| pfr = ThomMi21

}}

Mike John Thompson (born December 22, 1971) is an American former professional football defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). Thompson was selected by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the fourth round of the 1995 NFL draft and played that season with the team.{{cite web|url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/T/ThomMi21.htm|title=Mike Thompson|publisher=Pro-Football-Reference.com|accessdate=2011-01-24}}{{Cite web |title=1995 NFL Draft Listing |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/1995/draft.htm |access-date=2023-03-31 |website=Pro-Football-Reference.com |language=en}} The following season, he was a member of the Cincinnati Bengals, but did not see any playing time during the regular season. After playing the following season with the Bengals he played two more with the Cleveland Browns. He was also a member of the Browns during the 2001 NFL season, but once again did not see any playing time.