Here are some things to know about former Green Bay Packers linebacker Joe Thomas, a free agent whom the Cowboys signed to a two-year contract recently.
1. Just the facts
Joe Lewis Thomas Jr. is 26. He was born on May 6, 1991, in Aiken, S.C. and played collegiately at South Carolina State. He competed in four sports at Blackville-Hilda High School in Blackville, S.C. He signed with the Packers on May 12, 2014 after going undrafted.
2. "C" you later
During a game against the Chicago Bears in 2016, Thomas laid a hit on Bears running back Ka'Deem Carey that knocked the "C" emblem off the side of Carey's helmet.