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The Seattle Times · May 22, 2018

It doesn’t matter that Earl Thomas is skipping Seahawks OTAs — worry later

Star safety Earl Thomas is entering the final year of his contract with the Seahawks. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times)So Earl Thomas doesn’t feel the need to show up for organized team activities. And the Seahawks, it seems, don’t plan to give him a contract extension that would make him the highest-paid safety in the league.

So who should fans and teammates be upset with right now?

That’s easy — nobody.

There’s a sect of people out there who think missing voluntary workouts indicates a lack of dedication. They think any opportunity for a player to join one’s teammates should be viewed as sacrosanct.

Missing OTAs causes locker-room tension and disappointment among fans, right? Meh, not really.

Full story at The Seattle Times

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