Jemal Thompson

Jemal Thompson
No. 90
Position: Defensive Lineman
Personal information
Born: (1989-10-18) October 18, 1989
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Height: 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight: 293 lb (133 kg)
Career information
High school: Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute
College: Virginia State University
Undrafted: 2011
Career history
CFL status: National

Jemal Delroy Thompson (born October 18, 1989) is a former Canadian Football League (CFL) defensive lineman who was a member of the Toronto Argonauts in 2011. He entered the league undrafted in the 2011 CFL Draft after playing three years in the Canadian Junior Football League with the Burlington Braves and Brampton Bears. He also played one season of NCAA football for the Virginia State University Trojans in 2009, and club football with Toronto Thunder of the Ontario Varsity Football League.[1] He attended Birchmount Park Collegiate Institute for high-school in Toronto, Ontario. Jemal is now a Firefighter in Toronto

Jemal Thompson is also the first cousin of Tristan Thompson of the Cleveland Cavaliers who was taken 4th overall in the 2011 NBA Draft.[2]

References

  1. https://web.archive.org/web/20120330131514/http://stats.ovflontario.com/varsity/teams/Toronto_Thunder/players/6222. Archived from the original on March 30, 2012. Retrieved August 8, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. https://ca.sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=sportsxchange-000337356_nba-draft-bloodlines-run-deep-in-2012-class


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