The Cowboys, who must replace departed feature back DeMarco Murray, have taken a look at a tailback selected nine picks before Murray in the 2011 NFL Draft.
Daniel Thomas, a Dolphins reserve for the last four seasons, went through a workout with Dallas on Thursday, Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun and National Football Post reported.
Thomas (6-1, 235) has rushed for 1,480 yards and 10 touchdowns on 409 carries in 52 regular season games, all with Miami, which picked him near the end of Round Two four years ago (No. 62 overall).
Then, early in Round Three, Murray was the next back off the board, landing with the Cowboys. But after four productive seasons highlighted by a superb and rugged 2014 campaign, Murray signed with Philadelphia. The Cowboys didn’t draft a running back last month, which suggests they are confident they can get by with holdovers Joseph Randle, Lance Dunbar and Ryan Williams as well as ex-Raiders tailback Darren McFadden, their lone free agent signee at the position to date.
If signed, Thomas would likely compete for a reserve role, with the same said for Felix Jones and Ben Tate, who also worked out for Dallas on Thursday.
