Tedric Thompson


Tedric Thompson is an American football safety for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League. He played college football at Colorado, and was drafted in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft by the Seattle Seahawks.

Professional career

Seattle Seahawks

The Seattle Seahawks selected Thompson in the fourth round of the 2017 NFL Draft. He was the 12th safety selected in 2017 and was one of three safeties drafted by the Seahawks that year. Thompson was the second safety selected by the Seahawks behind Michigan's Lano Hill, but was selected before Cincinnati’s Mike Tyson.
On May 11, 2017, the Seattle Seahawks signed Thompson to a four-year, $3.07 million contract that includes a signing bonus of $672,004.
Throughout training camp, Thompson competed against Bradley McDougald to be the primary backup free safety. Head coach Pete Carroll named Thompson the third free safety on the Seahawks’ depth chart to begin the regular season, behind Earl Thomas and Bradley McDougald.
Thompson was inactive as a healthy scratch for the Seahawks’ first seven games. On November 5, 2017, Thompson made his professional regular season debut and made one tackle during their 17-14 loss against the Washington Redskins in Week 9. He finished his rookie season in 2017 with four combined tackles in nine games and zero starts.
In week 5 of the 2019 season against the Los Angeles Rams, Thompson intercepted a pass from Jared Goff that was dropped by Gerald Everett in the 30-29 win.
In week 6 against the Cleveland Browns, Thompson intercepted a pass thrown by Baker Mayfield in the 32-28 win.
On October 30, 2019, he was placed on injured reserve with a shoulder injury.
Thompson was released by the Seahawks on March 31, 2020.

Kansas City Chiefs

Thompson was signed by the Kansas City Chiefs on July 30, 2020.

Personal life

He is the younger brother of former safety Cedric Thompson.