An eight-year veteran, Thomas will head to Dallas after three seasons with the Jets. Thomas only missed one game over three years in New York and totaled 9.5 sacks along with 83 tackles over that span. He’ll join a Cowboys defensive line that last season pressured the passer at the NFL’s highest rate and was graded by Pro Football Focus as the league’s fourth best pass-rushing defensive line.

Though the details of the contract haven’t been reported yet, it’s safe to assume Thomas is returning on an affordable, short-term deal. He appeared in all 17 games for the Jets last year but was only credited with three starts. He did, however, tally five sacks, a career-high for the veteran. Thomas will return as a rotational defensive lineman for the 2024 season.

The former No. 3 overall pick of the 2017 NFL Draft now returns to the Jets on his second-consecutive one-year deal. Thomas appeared in all 17 games for the Jets last season, totaling 26 tackles, but managed just a half sack on the season. Thomas hasn't exactly lived up to his high draft stock but is a seasoned veteran who is familiar with Saleh's system.

Thomas suffered a torn ACL early in the 2020 season and joined the Raiders on a one-year deal last offseason. He appeared in all 17 games for Las Vegas but never earned a start and played on roughly half of the team's defensive snaps. He tallied 3.5 sacks and three TFLs. Thomas previously played for Jets head coach Robert Saleh while the latter was San Francisco's defensive coordinator. Thomas brings some familiarity and versatility to New York but doesn't project to be a starter.