Rookie running back Daniel Thomas has been a bright spot in the Miami Dolphins’ dismal start to the season. If Miami could keep him on the field, he would be even brighter.
Thomas has played in four of the Dolphins’ six games, leads the team in rushing with 302 yards and leads all NFL rookies in rushing yards per game with 75.5.
However, the first-year player out of Kansas State has been dealing with a nagging hamstring injury that forced him to miss the season-opener against New England and a Week 4 matchup with San Diego. He didn't make the trip to New York Saturday, so he'll miss another one Sunday,
“He’s handling it as well as any young guy can handle it,” Dolphins coach Tony Sparano told the media Friday. “Somebody asked me if I was frustrated the other day. Well, I’m not frustrated because of the reward you get when he plays. When this guy plays, he plays at a pretty high level and he makes a bunch of yards.
“…the frustrating part is probably more for Daniel. I think he gets frustrated. He’s making progress, he sees progress and then maybe there’s another snag. This is a guy who really was never hurt in college. This guy just played and played and played and got the ball handed to him.”
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