Dallas Thomas

Dallas Treymell Thomas (born October 30, 1989) is an American former professional football player who was a guard in the National Football League (NFL). He was selected by the Miami Dolphins in the third round of the 2013 NFL draft. He played college football for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Dallas Thomas

Thomas with the Miami Dolphins in 2014
No. 63, 70
Position:	Guard
Personal information
Born:	(1989-10-30) October 30, 1989 (age 34) Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S.
Height:	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Weight:	306 lb (139 kg)
Career information
High school:	Scotlandville Magnet (Baton Rouge)
College:	Tennessee
NFL draft:	2013 / round: 3 / pick: 77
Career history
Miami Dolphins (2013–2016) Philadelphia Eagles (2017)* Memphis Express (2019)
* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
Career highlights and awards
Second-team All-SEC (2012)
Career NFL statistics
Games played: 37 Games started: 26 Stats at Pro Football Reference

Early life

Thomas was born in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. While attending Scotlandville Magnet High School in Baton Rouge, he played high school football for the Scotlandville Hornets.^[1][2]

College career

Thomas attended the University of Tennessee, where he played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2008 to 2012.^[3] During his college career, he started 37 of 50 games in which he appeared at offensive tackle and guard. As a senior in 2012, he received third-team All-American honors from CBSSports.com,^[4] and was a second-team All-Southeastern Conference (SEC) selection.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

The Miami Dolphins selected Thomas in the third round (77th overall) of the 2013 NFL draft.^[5]

On October 9, 2016, Thomas started at left guard after Billy Turner was moved to left tackle since both the starting left tackle, Branden Albert, and the backup left tackle, Laremy Tunsil, both missed the game due to illness and injury, respectively. Thomas and Turner were both released two days later after they had a disastrous performance during the 30–17 loss to the Tennessee Titans.^[6]

Philadelphia Eagles

On January 18, 2017, Thomas signed a reserve/future contract with the Eagles.^[7] He was waived on September 2, 2017.^[8]

Memphis Express

In 2018, Thomas signed with the Memphis Express of the AAF for the 2019 season.^[9] The league ceased operations in April 2019.^[10]

St. Louis Battlehawks

In October 2019, Thomas was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks as their 19th pick in the 2020 XFL Draft.^[11] On April 10, 2020, the XFL league suspended operations, thus cancelling Thomas' contract.^[12]

References

1. "Dallas Thomas, Scotlandville Magnet , Offensive Tackle". 247Sports. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
2. Mickles, Sheldon (February 13, 2013). "LSU tops among invitees to combine". The Advocate. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
3. "Dallas Thomas - Football". University of Tennessee Athletics. Retrieved March 9, 2024.
4. "Thomas Named CBSSports.com All-American". University of Tennessee Athletics. Archived from the original on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
5. "2013 NFL Draft Listing". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved May 14, 2023.
6. "PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Add Chekwa And Young". MiamiDolphins.com. October 11, 2016. Archived from the original on June 16, 2018.
7. McPherson, Chris (January 18, 2017). "Eagles Sign Guard Dallas Thomas". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. Archived from the original on September 9, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.
8. "Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players". PhiladelphiaEagles.com. September 2, 2017. Archived from the original on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.
9. Connors, David (December 28, 2018). "Predicting the Opening Day Offensive Line Roster". Memphis AAF. Archived from the original on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
10. Rothstein, Michael; Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). "Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 9, 2024.
11. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). "XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league". Sporting News. Retrieved October 23, 2019.
12. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). "XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

External links

• Tennessee Volunteers bio