Thompson is back to Cowboys as restricted free agent

The Dallas Cowboys are bringing back safety Darian Thompson on a one-year deal after declining to tender him as a restricted free agent, ESPN reported Thursday. Thompson will make $720,000 this season instead of the $2.025 million he would have been owed under the tender.

The Cowboys signed Thompson, 22, off the Arizona Cardinals practice squad last year. He played in 10 games last season. Thompson was drafted in the third round by the New York Giants in the 2016 NFL Draft.