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Veteran safety Earl Thomas, who last played in 2019, seeks to resume NFL career

Seven-time Pro Bowl safety Earl Thomas wants to resume his NFL career after being out of the league for the past two seasons.

"I'm ready," Thomas texted ESPN's Adam Schefter on Friday. "I'm in shape. My timing is on point -- I'm proud of that."

Thomas, who turns 33 in May, hasn't played since being released by the Baltimore Ravens in August 2020, two days after he punched teammate Chuck Clark during a training camp practice.

With a brash and physical style, Thomas was once considered one of the best safeties in the NFL, getting named first-team All-Pro from 2012 to 2014 as a member of the Seattle Seahawks' "Legion of Boom.