LANDOVER, MD - DECEMBER 15: Chris Thompson #25 of the Washington Redskins warms up before the game against the Philadelphia Eagles at FedExField on December 15, 2019 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Scott Taetsch/Getty Images)
Loyalty sometimes goes unrewarded in the NFL. Regime changes only compound that truth. Former Redskins running back Chris Thompson learned this in the 2020 offseason.
For the better part of the previous decade, Chris Thompson had been one of the Washington Redskins‘ most dependable veterans in the locker room — a multifaceted player who was willing to do whatever he needed to make an impact.