Jeremy Thompson (born January 3, 1987 (age 36)) is an

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professional lacrosse player for the

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of the

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, and the

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. He was a two time Junior College Lacrosse National Champion and was 2nd team All-American at

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. Jeremy is also a member of the

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with his brothers.

Early life

Jeremy grew up in the Onondaga Nation, NY, and was one of five children of Doloris and Jerome Thompson. Jeremy and his brothers, Jerome (Hiana),

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, and Lyle, began playing lacrosse at a very young age due to the spiritual and cultural significance lacrosse has in the Native American community. He attended LaFayette High School outside

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, where he led them to two state championships and became an

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and

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All-American.

College

After high school, Jeremy Thompson went on to attend

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. While he was there, Jeremy helped them win two

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national championships, two Mid-State Conference championships, as well as two Region III championships. In his two seasons at OCC, the Lazers went 31-0 with two undefeated national championship seasons. After his time in Junior College, he attended

, nearby to his hometown of Nedrow, NY. His first season at Syracuse, he was a USILA Second Team All-American and was All Big East. His senior season he was Third Team All-American as well as All Big East for the second straight year. His brothers

and Lyle both played lacrosse at the

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with their cousin Ty Thompson. His other brother Jerome (Haina) played with him at Onondaga Community College.

Professional career

Jeremy Thompson currently plays in both the

and

. In the NLL, he plays for the

and in PLL, he plays for the

. He started his MLL career on the

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but was traded with his brother

Lyle Thompson Lyle Thompson (born September 9, 1992) is an Iroquois professional lacrosse player at the attack position for the Cannons Lacrosse Club of the Premier Lacrosse League and the Georgia Swarm of the National Lacrosse League. He shared the 2014 Tewa ...

to the Chesapeake Bayhawks on March 3, 2017. He signed with the Atlas on June 16 from the waiver wire after playing for the Chaos in the inaugural PLL season. Thompson has previously played with the

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and

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. Prior to the

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, he was traded to the Georgia Swarm. This will be the first time he is playing his brothers Lyle and Miles on the same team team in the NLL. They previously played together for the Florida Launch in the MLL. Their brother Hiana currently plays for the

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, but has also previously played for the Georgia Swarm with Lyle and Miles.

MLL

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References

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