If free agent safety Earl Thomas struggled or showed reasons to believe he was in immediate decline, this information or opinion may be as new as his release from the Baltimore Ravens last week for being a walking, tackling symbol of “Conduct detrimental to the team.” Thomas could be the human manifestation of an in-house two-game suspension, but it was within the year 2020 that people were also praising him for the impact he had on a defense that from Week 5-17 ranked first in points allowed.
Thomas is now a free agent and the LA Chargers have once again received disheartening news to open another season, this time losing free safety Derwin James for an undetermined amount of time because of a torn meniscus.