ESPN.com · Apr 19, 2018
What you need to know about Earl Thomas' uncertain future with Seattle
The Seattle Seahawks aren't scheduled to make a pick in next week's NFL draft until No. 18 overall, but in a way, they might already be on the clock.
If they're going to trade All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas -- a legitimate possibility by all indications -- then the logical deadline would be before the end of the second round, if not the first.
The Seahawks are without a second- or third-round pick this year. It's not an ideal situation for any team, but especially not for one that needs an infusion of young talent more than ever after parting with a handful of its top players this offseason -- Richard Sherman, Michael Bennett and Jimmy Graham, to name a few.
