Earl Thomas’ way is to hold out of training camp while angling for a renegotiation or trade. Wright’s way has been to be front and center when training camp began, eager to assert the leadership that comes with being an eighth-year vet.
The circle of life, K.J. Wright calls it.
Once, he was the wide-eyed rookie soaking in the wisdom from veterans Red Bryant and Brandon Mebane. Now, with Earl Thomas away, Wright is the senior member of the Seattle defense, happy to be the mentor to a new generation of young Seahawks.
“You don’t want to do it on your own,’’ he said.