Seahawks’ Earl Thomas conundrum is more complicated than ever

Whether these folks are ready to admit it yet or not, a lot of Seattle Seahawks fans were ready to trade Earl Thomas for a second round pick a week ago. The truth is that trades are so tantalizing; they involve change, movement, unknowns, and future draft picks. Thomas may be an all-time great Seahawk, but having not seen him around for awhile, plenty of fans were ready to move on and secure something like the 50th overall pick instead. After all, that spot has returned Isaiah Pead, Javier Arenas, Marcus Gilchrist, Jon Bostic, Ronald Darby, Nick Martin, and Jeremiah Attaochu in recent years.

Who could turn down four years of Javier Arenas just for the rights to one of the best safeties in…