Dallas Thomas
American football player, offensive lineman
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.
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.
College career
Thomas attended the University of Tennessee, where he played for the Tennessee Volunteers football team from 2008 to 2012. 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, 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.
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.
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