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Earl Thomas Surprises HS Sweetheart with Proposal at Youth Football Camp

Seattle Seahawks safety and bipedal satchel charge Earl Thomas pulled a fast one over the weekend with a surprise proposal for his longtime girlfriend, Nina.

KFDM.com (h/t Seahawks.com's John Boyle) reports Thomas dropped the knee Friday in his hometown of Orange, Texas, after a day of coaching local youths at his free football camp.

Thomas says he hadn't planned to pop the question beforehand but was feeling so good he told his agent to grab the ring he'd been saving for a special occasion.

"Nobody knew," Thomas said. "I just told my agent, get the ring out of the car.