BJ Thompson

BJ Thompson

25-Year-Old Defensive EndDE
Kansas City Chiefs
NFI-R
Injury Chest
Est. Return 11/10/2024
2024 Fantasy Outlook
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$Signed a four-year, $4.11 million contract with the Chiefs in May of 2023.
Will miss some time
DEKansas City Chiefs
Undisclosed
August 28, 2024
Thompson (undisclosed) was moved to the reserve/non-football illness list Tuesday.
ANALYSIS
Thompson suffered a seizure and went into cardiac arrest in June and has yet to take the field since. It's not clear how much longer he may need to recover, but he'll kick off the season on a reserve list.
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Snap Distribution / Depth Chart
Snap Counts
Snap %
Kansas City ChiefsChiefs 2024 DE Snap Distribution See more data like this | See last season's snap counts
#% of Team Snaps

34785%
10089%
16340%
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14335%
6558%
8320%
3935%
61%
33%
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More Fantasy News
Shifts to NFI list
DEKansas City Chiefs
Undisclosed
July 16, 2024
Kansas City placed Thompson (undisclosed) on the active/non-football illness list Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports.
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Released from hospital
DEKansas City Chiefs
Undisclosed
June 11, 2024
Thompson (undisclosed) was released from the hospital Monday, Alex Andrejev and Nate Taylor of The Athletic report.
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Awake and responsive
DEKansas City Chiefs
Undisclosed
June 7, 2024
Thompson, who was reported to be in stable condition Thursday after suffering a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a special-teams meeting, is awake and responsive Friday, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports.
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In stable condition
DEKansas City Chiefs
Undisclosed
June 6, 2024
Thompson is in stable condition after having a seizure and going into cardiac arrest during a special teams meeting Thursday, Adam Teicher of ESPN and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network report.
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Joining Super Bowl champs in KC
DEKansas City Chiefs
April 29, 2023
The Chiefs selected Thompson in the fifth round of the 2023 NFL Draft, 166th overall.
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Taking positive steps after scare
DEKansas City Chiefs
June 7, 2024
Thompson, who suffered a seizure and cardiac arrest during a special-teams meeting at the Chiefs' facility Thursday, has regained consciousness in an area hospital, Adam Teicher of ESPN.com reports.
ANALYSIS
The second-year defensive lineman's scary incident led to him suffering cardiac arrest for up to a minute and a half according to Rick Burkholder, Kansas City's vice president of sports medicine and performance, and Thompson was then sedated and on a ventilator overnight after being transported to a local hospital. However, Burkholder told reporters Friday that Thompson regained consciousness and was back to breathing without assistance, although an official diagnosis has yet to be made.
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