personifies the spirit of sportsmanship. Professional career Thompson was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the fourth round (pick 102) of the 2008 NFL Draft. On December 30, 2009, Thompson was placed on injured reserve due to a neck injury. On April 26, 2010, Thompson reported he would be retiring due to an undisclosed medical condition. Statistics Personal life He graduated from medical school at University of North Carolina. He married his college sweetheart Adele (Mitchell) in March 2010 and they moved to Rochester, Minnesota with their 5 children. He completed his orthopedic surgery residency at the Mayo Clinic in 2022. Currently he resides in Louisville, Kentucky where he is completing an Orthopedic Spine Surgical Fellowship References External links Green Bay Packers bio Wake Forest Demon Deacons bio 1985 births Living people People from Voorhees Township, New Jersey American football defensive ends Wake Forest Demon Deacons football players Green Bay Packers players Charlotte Christian School alumni Sportspeople from Camden County, New Jersey Players of American football from New Jersey