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Earl Thomas misses another practice, but “he can breathe” so he’ll play Sunday

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RENTON Earl Thomas missed a second consecutive day of practice with a knee injury. That became new on Wednesday.

But there’s no new concern the most indispensable player on the Seahawks defense will be in a Buffalo Wild Wings instead of playing in Sunday night’s game against Indianapolis.

So says the three-time All-Pro safety’s defensive coordinator and former defensive backs coach.

“Here is one thing I know about Earl: As long as he doesn’t have any broken bones and he can breathe, he can play,” Kris Richard said following Thursday’s practice without Thomas. “So yeah, right now, it’s not a concern.