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Brandon Thompkins

Brandon Thompkins

American gridiron football player (born 1987)

Brandon Thompkins (born October 9, 1987) is a former arena football wide receiver.

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After playing college football at Arkansas State University, Thompkins was signed as an undrafted free agent by the CFL's BC Lions, but cut after training camp.[1] From there, he joined Spokane Shock. After two seasons, he was assigned to the Utah Blaze,[2] only to go back to the Shock and be traded to the Philadelphia Soul on May 29, 2014 for future considerations.[3] The Soul traded him to the Los Angeles Kiss on May 30, 2014, for future considerations.[4]

On December 14, 2015, Thompkins was assigned to the Predators.[5] With the Predators, he was named Playmaker of the Year in 2016.[6] On February 1, 2017 he was assigned to the Cleveland Gladiators.[7] On May 22, 2017, Thompkins was traded with Shane Boyd to the Baltimore Brigade for future considerations and claim order positioning. He earned Second Team All-Arena honors in 2017.[8] On April 19, 2019, Thompson was assigned to the Brigade again.

References

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    "Former BC Lion added". Spokane Shock. 2011-06-30. Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
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    "WR Brandon Thompkins Joins Blaze". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03.
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    "Spokane Shock Team Transactions | ArenaFan.com". www.arenafan.com.
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    "2014 Philadelphia Soul Postseason Guide" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2014-09-17.
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    "All-Arena WR Brandon Thompkins Returns to Predators". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 15, 2015. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
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    "Brandon Thompkins Named AFL Playmaker of the Year". Our Sports Central. 25 August 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2018.
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    "Transactions". afldigital.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
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    "AFL Announces All-Arena First and Second Teams". arenafootball.com. August 21, 2017. Archived from the original on September 16, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
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