Malcolm Thompson (Canadian football)
{{Short description|Canadian gridiron football player (born 1995)}}
{{Infobox CFL biography
| name = Malcolm Thompson
| team =
| image = 2024, 19, Malcolm Thompson.jpg
| image_upright = 1
| caption = Thompson with the Calgary Stampeders in 2024
| status = Active
| import = no
| position1 = Defensive back
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1995|9|12}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Ontario, Canada
| number =
| CIS = Wilfrid Laurier
| high_school = Holy Names High
| Height_ft = 5
| Height_in = 10
| Weight_lbs = 195
| CFLDraftedYear = 2019
| CFLDraftedRound = Undrafted
| playing_years1 = {{CFL Year|2020}}
| playing_team1 = Calgary Stampeders*
| playing_years2 = {{CFL Year|2021}}
| playing_team2 = Hamilton Tiger-Cats
| playing_years3 = {{CFL Year|2022}}
| playing_team3 = Winnipeg Blue Bombers
| playing_years4 = {{CFL Year|2023|2024}}
| playing_team4 = Calgary Stampeders
| career_footnotes =
| career_highlights =
| Honours = First Team All-Canadian (2016)
| CFLWestAllStar =
| CFL = malcolm-thompson-2/165365/
}}
Malcolm Thompson (born September 12, 1995) is a Canadian professional football defensive back who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Calgary Stampeders of the Canadian Football League (CFL).
University career
Thompson played U Sports football for the Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks from 2014 to 2019.{{cite web|url=https://laurierathletics.com/sports/football/roster/malcolm-thompson/15952 |title=Malcolm Thompson |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks |access-date=July 30, 2022}} Before his university career began, Thompson tore his ACL while playing in the summer of 2014 with the Essex Ravens.{{cite web|url=https://windsorstar.com/sports/football/windsors-thompson-perseveres-to-ink-cfl-deal-with-stampeders |title=Windsor's Thompson perseveres to ink CFL deal with Stampeders |publisher=Windsor Star |date=December 3, 2019}} After sitting out the 2014 season, he returned to play in 2015 for the Golden Hawks where he was named a Second Team OUA All-Star. In his second season, in 2016, he was named a U Sports First Team All-Canadian, but his season was cut short when he suffered another torn ACL in a game against the Guelph Gryphons on October 15, 2016.{{cite web|url=https://laurierfootball.com/2016/10/15/laurier-holds-off-guelph-for-sixth-win/ |title=Laurier holds off Guelph for sixth win |publisher=Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks football |date=October 15, 2016}}
After sitting out the 2017 season, Thompson returned in 2018. Following a lacklustre season, he was not selected in the 2019 CFL Draft and returned to play for the Golden Hawks. In 2019, he returned to form as he played without a knee brace and was named a Second-Team OUA All-Star. He played in 31 games with the Golden Hawks where he had 120.5 tackles, nine interceptions, two sacks, eight pass knockdowns, one forced fumble, two fumble recoveries and 4 defensive touchdowns.{{cite web|url=https://ticats.ca/article/tiger-cats-add-four-national-players-to-roster |title=Tiger-Cats add four national players to roster |publisher=Hamilton Tiger-Cats |date=November 1, 2021}}
Professional career
= Calgary Stampeders (first stint)=
On November 27, 2019, Thompson signed with the Calgary Stampeders as an undrafted free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2019/11/27/stamps-add-four-players-roster/ |title=Stamps add four players to roster |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=November 27, 2019}} However, he did not play in 2020 due to the cancellation of the 2020 CFL season. He attended training camp with the Stampeders in 2021, but was released on July 29, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2021/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 30, 2022}}
= Hamilton Tiger-Cats =
On November 1, 2021, it was announced that Thompson had signed with the Hamilton Tiger-Cats. Soon after, he played in his first career professional game on November 5, 2021, against the BC Lions, where he recorded one special teams tackle.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/players/malcolm-thompson-2/165365/ |title=Malcolm Thompson |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 30, 2022}} He played in two regular season games for the team and did not play in the post-season where the Tiger-Cats lost the 108th Grey Cup to the Winnipeg Blue Bombers. Since he finished the season on the practice roster, he became a free agent on the day following the Grey Cup, on December 13, 2021.
= Winnipeg Blue Bombers =
Thompson signed with the Winnipeg Blue Bombers for the 2022 season as it was announced on January 5, 2022.{{cite web|url=https://www.bluebombers.com/2022/01/05/blue-bombers-add-two-roster-3/ |title=Blue Bombers add two to roster |publisher=Winnipeg Blue Bombers |date=January 5, 2022}} Due to an injury to the team's starting safety, Brandon Alexander, Thompson earned his first career start in the team's opening game of 2022 against the Ottawa Redblacks, where he recorded two defensive tackles and one special teams tackle in the Blue Bombers' victory.{{cite web|url=https://winnipegsun.com/sports/football/cfl/winnipeg-bluebombers/friesen-long-hard-journey-brings-thompson-to-bombers |title=Long, hard journey brings Thompson to Bombers |publisher=Winnipeg Sun |date=June 6, 2022}} He played in the team's first seven games as the starting safety before suffering an injury and being placed on the injured list.{{cite web|url=https://d3ham790trbkqy.cloudfront.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022_CFL_Gm_Notes_39_Wpg_at_Cgy.pdf |title=Game Notes |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=July 30, 2022}} On December 5, 2022, Thompson became a free agent.{{cite web|url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2022/ |title=Transactions – Football player trades and signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=March 21, 2023}}
= Calgary Stampeders (second stint) =
On September 16, 2023, Thompson signed a practice roster agreement with the Stampeders.{{cite web|url=https://www.stampeders.com/2023/09/16/obinna-and-thompson-added-to-pr/ |title=Obinna And Thompson Added To PR |publisher=Calgary Stampeders |date=September 16, 2023}} He played in 20 regular season games over two years for the Stampeders where he recorded nine defensive tackles and nine special teams tackles. He became a free agent upon the expiry of his contract on February 11, 2025.{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/transactions/2025/ |title=Transactions – Football Player Trades and Signings |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 22, 2025}}{{Cite news |url=https://www.cfl.ca/fa25/ |title=Official 2025 Free Agent Tracker |publisher=Canadian Football League |access-date=February 22, 2025}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.stampeders.com/players/malcolm-thompson-2/165365/ Calgary Stampeders bio]
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Category:Calgary Stampeders players
Category:Canadian football defensive backs
Category:Hamilton Tiger-Cats players
Category:Players of Canadian football from Ontario
Category:Canadian football people from Windsor, Ontario