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Mark Thompson (American Football)
Mark Thompson (born December 9, 1994) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He played college football at Dodge City and Florida and has also been a member of the Baltimore Ravens, New York Jets, Detroit Lions and Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL). He was named the USFL Offensive Player of the Year and made All-USFL for the 2023 USFL season. Early life Thompson was born on December 9, 1994, in La Mott, Pennsylvania. He attended Cheltenham High School and played football and track, but was not highly recruited. He graduated as part of the class of 2013, but was not able to participate in the graduation event due to an incident at school, which also kept him from playing in the senior football all-star game and the track district championships. College career Thompson joined Nassau Community College after graduating from Cheltenham, but sensed it was not a good fit and transferred to Dodge City Community College before ever appearing in a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Running Back
A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offense, rush the ball, to line up as a receiver to catch the ball, and Blocking (American football), block. There are usually one or two running backs on the field for a given play, depending on the offensive formation. A running back may be a Halfback (American football), halfback (in certain contexts also referred to as a "tailback" — see #Halfback/tailback, below), a wingback (American football), wingback or a Fullback (American football), fullback. A running back will sometimes be called a "feature back" if he is the team's starting running back. Halfback/tailback The halfback (HB) or tailback (TB) position is responsible for carrying the ball on the majority of running plays, and may frequently be used as a receiver on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
