FRISCO, Texas — Juanyeh Thomas is all smiles these days. He has plenty of reason to, for the record, considering he recently signed his contract to remain with the Dallas Cowboys for the 2025 season and, given the changes in coaching and within the depth chart, there being a very real chance the young safety could see more playing time going forward.
The departure of Jourdan Lewis to the Jacksonville Jaguars in free agency creates a gargantuan void at the nickel corner position, one big enough to be categorized as a black hole by NASA scientists.
Thomas is being pulled in by the gravity of the situation, taking some reps in OTAs at nickel.
"I don't mean to sound cocky but I can play in any spot," Thomas said. "So it's just knowing, learning, every single spot. And when your number is c