Earl Thomas says he is going to continue to preserve himself, for financial reasons. That seems likely to include skipping more practices while healthy, so he can stay healthy and marketable for a new contract.
Even if that new money is not coming to him until free agency in March.
So how do the Seahawks proceed from here with their angry, three-time All-Pro safety who just had two interceptions in their first win of the season?
There are far more questions than we are getting answers.
Sunday, after starring while playing every snap in the Seahawks’ 24-13 win over his home-state Dallas Cowboys, Thomas explained not practicing twice last week this way: “I need to make sure my body is 100.