Dallas Treymell Thomas (born October 30, 1989) is an American former professional

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player who was a

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in the

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(NFL). He was selected by the

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in the third round of the

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. He played

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for the

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Early life

Thomas was born in

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. While attending

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in Baton Rouge, he played high school football for the Scotlandville Hornets.

College career

Thomas attended the

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, where he played for the

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team from 2008 to 2012. During his college career, he started 37 of 50 games in which he appeared at

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and

. As a senior in 2012, he received third-team

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honors from CBSSports.com, and was a second-team

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(SEC) selection.

Professional career

Miami Dolphins

The

selected Thomas in the third round (77th overall) of the

. On October 9, 2016, Thomas started at left guard after

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was moved to left tackle since both the starting left tackle, Branden Albert, and the backup left tackle,

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, 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

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Philadelphia Eagles

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

Memphis Express

In 2018, Thomas signed with the

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of the AAF for the 2019 season. The league ceased operations in April 2019.

St. Louis Battlehawks

In October 2019, Thomas was selected by the St. Louis BattleHawks as their 19th pick in the third round of the Offensive Line phase of the 2020 XFL Draft. On April 10, 2020, the XFL league suspended operations, thus cancelling Thomas' contract.

References

External links

Tennessee Volunteers bio
{{DEFAULTSORT:Thomas, Dallas 1989 births Living people American football offensive tackles American football offensive guards Tennessee Volunteers football players Players of American football from Baton Rouge, Louisiana Miami Dolphins players Philadelphia Eagles players Memphis Express (American football) players