{{Short description|American football player (born 1951)}} {{Use American English|date=June 2025}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox NFL biography | name = Tom MacLeod | image = MacLeod-Tom-1977.jpg | size = | caption = MacLeod in 1977 | position = Linebacker | number = 56, 52 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1951|1|10}} | birth_place = Proctor, Minnesota, U.S. | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 3 | weight_lbs = 225 | draftyear = 1973 | draftround = 3 | draftpick = 74 | college = Minnesota | high_school = Proctor | teams = * Green Bay Packers ({{NFL Year|1973}}) * Baltimore Colts ({{NFL Year|1974|1977}}) | statlabel1 = Games played | statvalue1 = 64 | statlabel2 = Starts | statvalue2 = 60 | statlabel3 = Quarterback sacks | statvalue3 = 7.5 (Unofficial) | statlabel4 = Interceptions | statvalue4 = 5 | statlabel5 = Fumble recoveries | statvalue5 = 6 | highlights = }} '''Thomas William MacLeod''' (born January 10, 1951) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Minnesota Golden Gophers and was selected by the Green Bay Packers in the 1973 NFL draft.
thumb|left|260px|Four of MacLeod's five year NFL career was spent with the Baltimore Colts. A starter as a rookie in his only campaign with the Packers, MacLeod was acquired along with a 1975 eighth-round selection (192nd overall–Northwestern State running back Mario Cage) by the Baltimore Colts for Ted Hendricks and a 1975 second-round pick (28th overall–traded to Los Angeles Rams for John Hadl) on August 13, 1974.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1974/08/14/archives/colts-hendricks-sent-to-packers.html "Colts' Hendricks Sent to Packers," ''The Associated Press'' (AP), Tuesday, August 13, 1974.] Retrieved October 27, 2020</ref><ref>[https://www.prosportstransactions.com/football/DraftTrades/Years/1975.htm 1975 NFL Draft Pick Transactions, January 28 (Rounds 1–7) & 29 (Rounds 8–17) – Pro Sports Transactions.] Retrieved October 27, 2020</ref>
Although he missed the entire 1976 season due to injury,<ref>Wilt Browning (ed.), Baltimore Colts 1977 Media Guide. Baltimore, MD: Baltimore Colts Football Club, 1977, p. 31.</ref> MacLeod was a starter in each of the four other seasons he spent in Baltimore until his retirement as an active player on July 20, 1978.<ref>[https://img0.newspapers.com/clip/42552893/chester-trade/ Miller, Jim. "Colts Trade Chester To Oakland For Siani," ''The Baltimore Evening Sun'', Friday, July 21, 1978.] Retrieved October 28, 2020</ref>
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{{Green Bay Packers 1973 NFL draft picks}}
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