NEW ORLEANS -- Christian Thompson had one of the best seats in the Superdome Sunday for the big game.A fourth round draft selection last April of the Baltimore Ravens, the former South Carolina State safety had his rookie campaign playing primarily on special teams curtailed in November with a knee injury.
He was placed on injured reserve by the team, making him inactive for the rest of the season.
Even though he did not play Sunday, Thompson was still seeking to join an exclusive club of former Bulldogs with Super Bowl rings. Newly-selected S.C. State College Football Hall of Fame inductee safety Donnie Shell was on four championship teams with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1974-75; 1979-80) and nose tackle Chartic Darby won with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2003.
Thompson is one of four former S.C. State players currently on NFL rosters. The others are safety Rafael Bush (New Orleans), defensive back Phillip Adams (Oakland) and linebacker Marshall McFadden (Pittsburgh).
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