Earl Thomas Ending Holdout, Will Report To Seahawks On Wednesday

Josina Anderson of ESPN spoke with Seahawks S Earl Thomas, who told her that he’s ending his holdout and reporting to the team on Wednesday.

• According to Ian Rapoport, the Seahawks agreed to not fine Thomas for the time he missed during his holdout.
• Clarence Hill, citing a source close to the situation, reports that the Seahawks wanted a first-round pick for Thomas.

This comes shortly after a report from Adam Schefter mentioned that the Cowboys upped their offer within the past week for Thomas to include a second-round, but Seattle was interested and wants even more in return for Thomas.

Last night, Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported that there have been “no legitimate contract negotiations” between the Seahawks and Thomas up to this point.

Thomas held out of offseason workouts and training camp, but the Seahawks made it clear that they had no intention of negotiating a long-term deal with him at this point in time.

The Seahawks later placed Thomas on the reserve/did not report list.

Thomas, 28, is a former first-round pick of the Seahawks back in 2010. He’s entering the final year of his five-year, $44.725 million contract that includes $27.725 million guaranteed and stands to make a base salary of $8.5 million for the 2018 season.

According to OverTheCap.com, trading Thomas would free up $8.5 million of available cap space while creating $1.9 million in dead money.

In 2017, Thomas has appeared in 14 games and recorded 88 tackles, two interceptions with one being returned for a touchdown, a forced fumble and seven pass defenses. ProFootballFocus rated him as the No. 9 overall safety out of 86 qualifying players.