Seahawks Told Earl Thomas This Offseason That They Wouldn’t Address His Contract

According to Ian Rapoport, the Seahawks informed S Earl Thomas prior to the start of offseason workouts that they were not going to address his contract.

Rapoport says that Seattle was “specific and clear” about their intentions to not address Thomas’ contract, so his decision to not attend the start of training camp has no impact on their plans to offer him an extension whatsoever.

On Thursday, the Seahawks officially placed Thomas on the reserve/did not report list.

A report also mentioned that Thomas could hold out into the regular season if he doesn’t get a new deal or traded.

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.

We’ll have more regarding Thomas as the news is available.