Earl Thomas and the Dallas Cowboys is a story that is not going to go away until the Cowboys either sign him, or he signs with someone else once free agency begins. But maybe there is a third scenario where the Cowboys decide that a different safety is the Big Apple of their eye. We already know the Cowboys plan to be active in the safety market during free agency. Jerry Jones has already stated as much. And it’s being assumed that Thomas is their first choice if they can reach a deal that takes into account his recent injury history and his age.