According to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Online, Packers GM Ted Thompson sent out a press release earlier today (April 26) stating they have released Jeremy Thompson for medical reasons. The 24-year old linebacker subsequently announced that he will retire from professional football. Thompson told Sentinel reporter Greg A. Bedard, “Ideally, I would love to keep playing but the risk is just too high and I would like to be able to hold my wife and play with my kids after football.” Thompson cited the reason for his retirement to a neck injury (described as a neck sprain) he sustained in a full-contact practice last December when he and RB Kregg Lumpkin collided. He previously sustained a neck stinger during the preseason of 2009. The injury apparently reoccurred throughout the season and by the end of it, he needed to take a hard look at his options and what physicians had to say about it. Thompson was drafted by the Packers in the fourth round (102nd overall) of the 2008 NFL Draft out of Wake Forest. In two seasons with the Packers Thompson played in a total of 15 games and started in three, accumulating nine tackles. He is a great person off the field and participated in numerous numbers of charities and was a finalist for the National Sportsmanship Award while at Wake Forest, given to the college player who best personifies the spirit of sportsmanship. In his goodbye Thompson stated, “The Packers are a first-class organization and I want to thank them for the opportunity to play in the NFL. There truly is no team I would have rather played for.” It is hard to meet a classier guy than Thompson and he will truly be missed in the Green Bay.
To read the full JS Online blog by Lori Nickel: http://www.jsonline.com/blogs/sports/92108124.html
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