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Robert Thompson

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Detroit Lions · LB

Robert Thompson recorded 22 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 3 rostered seasons with Detroit Lions, Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

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tackles/gm

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playoff games

3

indexed seasons

22

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Robert Thompson's most significant indexed performances.

Regular Season
1987
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 18, 1987

Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
DETROITLIONS
GREEN BAYPACKERS
OCT 11, 1987

Detroit Lions vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Oct 11, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1987
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 4, 1987

Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 4, 1987

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
NEW YORKJETS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 16, 1984

New York Jets vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 16, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Regular Season
1984
ATLANTAFALCONS
TAMPA BAYBUCCANEERS
DEC 9, 1984

Atlanta Falcons vs Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Regular Season · Dec 9, 1984

0 tackles · 0 sacks · 0 INT

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Robert Thompson's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 1 sack

Regular Season
1987
SEATTLESEAHAWKS
DETROITLIONS
OCT 18, 1987

Seattle Seahawks vs Detroit Lions

Regular Season · Oct 18, 1987

0 tackles · 1 sacks · 0 INT

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Robert Thompson's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

1983–1995

01
TBTHOMPSON—Robert Thompson
TBWILDER32James Wilder
TBGRUBER74Paul Gruber

Instability follows Williams's departure

Tampa Bay Buccaneers · The lost creamsicle years

Ownership decisions and constant coaching change produced fourteen straight losing seasons before new leadership began a cultural reset.

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Franchise era

1959–1988

02
DETTHOMPSON—Robert Thompson
DETLEBEAU—Dick LeBeau
DETBARNEY—Lem Barney

Great defenders and Billy Sims cannot sustain a winner

Detroit Lions · The long wait

Detroit produced elite players but only intermittent contention, and Sims's career-altering injury removed the brightest offensive hope.

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Career accomplishments

3 NFL seasons22 career games2 career sacks0 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Oct 16, 1983Most recent: Oct 18, 1987

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history