# Dallas Thomas

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**Dallas Treymell Thomas** (born October 30, 1989) is an American former professional [football](/source/American_football) player who was a [guard](/source/Guard_(gridiron_football)) in the [National Football League](/source/National_Football_League) (NFL). He was selected by the [Miami Dolphins](/source/Miami_Dolphins) in the third round of the [2013 NFL draft](/source/2013_NFL_draft). He played [college football](/source/College_football) for the [Tennessee Volunteers](/source/Tennessee_Volunteers_football).

## Early life

Thomas was born in [Baton Rouge, Louisiana](/source/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana). While attending [Scotlandville Magnet High School](/source/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](/source/University_of_Tennessee), where he played for the [Tennessee Volunteers football](/source/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](/source/Offensive_tackle) and [guard](/source/Guard_(American_football)). As a senior in 2012, he received third-team [All-American](/source/All-American) honors from [CBSSports.com](/source/CBSSports.com),[4] and was a second-team [All-Southeastern Conference](/source/List_of_All-SEC_football_teams) (SEC) selection.

## Professional career

### Miami Dolphins

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

On October 9, 2016, Thomas started at left guard after [Billy Turner](/source/Billy_Turner_(American_football)) was moved to left tackle since both the starting left tackle, [Branden Albert](/source/Branden_Albert), and the backup left tackle, [Laremy Tunsil](/source/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](/source/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](/source/Memphis_Express) of the [AAF](/source/Alliance_of_American_Football) 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](/source/St._Louis_BattleHawks) as their 19th pick in the third round of the Offensive Line phase of the [2020 XFL draft](/source/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"](https://247sports.com/player/dallas-thomas-8475/high-school-10441/). *247Sports*. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

1. Mickles, Sheldon (February 13, 2013). ["LSU tops among invitees to combine"](https://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/sports/lsu/lsu-tops-among-invitees-to-combine/article_554abd72-c493-5861-aa84-ef6c32d14a60.html). *[The Advocate](/source/The_Advocate_(Louisiana))*. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

1. ["Dallas Thomas - Football"](https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/dallas-thomas/1488). *University of Tennessee Athletics*. Retrieved March 9, 2024.

1. ["Thomas Named CBSSports.com All-American"](https://web.archive.org/web/20160322141703/http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120312aaf.html). *University of Tennessee Athletics*. Archived from [the original](http://www.utsports.com/sports/m-footbl/spec-rel/120312aaf.html) on March 22, 2016. Retrieved February 12, 2013.

1. ["2013 NFL Draft Listing"](https://www.pro-football-reference.com/years/2013/draft.htm). *Pro-Football-Reference.com*. Retrieved May 14, 2023.

1. ["PRESS RELEASE: Dolphins Add Chekwa And Young"](https://web.archive.org/web/20180616231325/http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Add-Chekwa-And-Young/f5ca2a97-5497-44b4-86a5-1b73ee1c472c). *MiamiDolphins.com*. October 11, 2016. Archived from [the original](http://www.miamidolphins.com/news/press-releases/article-1/PRESS-RELEASE-Dolphins-Add-Chekwa-And-Young/f5ca2a97-5497-44b4-86a5-1b73ee1c472c) on June 16, 2018.

1. McPherson, Chris (January 18, 2017). ["Eagles Sign Guard Dallas Thomas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170909053204/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Sign-Guard-Dallas-Thomas/f6ef6165-7653-4b94-b92d-e6eeb5624f41). *PhiladelphiaEagles.com*. Archived from [the original](http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Sign-Guard-Dallas-Thomas/f6ef6165-7653-4b94-b92d-e6eeb5624f41) on September 9, 2017. Retrieved January 19, 2017.

1. ["Eagles Announce 17 Roster Moves To Get Down To 53 Players"](https://web.archive.org/web/20170905051907/http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Announce-17-Roster-Moves-To-Get-Down-To-53-Players/e9f17d13-6a84-4b71-a56e-3806e03a2aa0). *PhiladelphiaEagles.com*. September 2, 2017. Archived from [the original](http://www.philadelphiaeagles.com/news/article-1/Eagles-Announce-17-Roster-Moves-To-Get-Down-To-53-Players/e9f17d13-6a84-4b71-a56e-3806e03a2aa0) on September 5, 2017. Retrieved September 9, 2017.

1. Connors, David (December 28, 2018). ["Predicting the Opening Day Offensive Line Roster"](https://web.archive.org/web/20190209124010/https://memphisaaf.com/players/predicting-the-opening-day-offensive-line-roster/). Memphis AAF. Archived from [the original](https://memphisaaf.com/players/predicting-the-opening-day-offensive-line-roster/) on February 9, 2019. Retrieved February 6, 2019.

1. Rothstein, Michael & Wickersham, Seth (June 13, 2019). ["Inside the short, unhappy life of the Alliance of American Football"](https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/26957796/inside-short-unhappy-life-alliance-american-football). *[ESPN.com](/source/ESPN.com)*. Retrieved January 9, 2024.

1. Bender, Bill (October 21, 2019). ["XFL Draft picks 2019: Complete results, rosters, players for new football league"](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/xfl-draft-tracker-results-picks-list-rosters-football-league/jahz8p84e4i61hb8lajqs4a22). *[Sporting News](/source/Sporting_News)*. Retrieved October 23, 2019.

1. Condotta, Bob (April 10, 2020). ["XFL suspends operations, terminates all employees, but Jim Zorn says he has hopes league will continue"](https://www.seattletimes.com/sports/xfl-suspends-operations-terminates-all-employees/). *The Seattle Times*. Retrieved September 25, 2023.

## External links

- [Tennessee Volunteers bio](https://utsports.com/sports/football/roster/dallas-thomas/1488)

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