Earl Thomas Sticks The Bird At Seahawks Sideline As He Gets Carted Off

[TheRed]

Can't blame Thomas at all for feeling that way.

The NFL somehow continues to successfully pit certain gullible meathead fans against players like Thomas or Bell who are labeled "greedy" while the owners continually pocket the bulk.

[4Corners]

That is bad for everyone involved. Thomas & the Seahawks. 

[panthers4ever88]

8 minutes ago, TheRed said:

Can't blame Thomas at all for feeling that way.

The NFL somehow continues to successfully pit certain gullible meathead fans against players like Thomas or Bell who are labeled "greedy" while the owners continually pocket the bulk.

Lol Being good enough to hold a clipboard sets you for life in the NFL hard to feel sorry for multi millionaires.

[TheRed]

Just now, panthers4ever88 said:

Lol Being good enough to hold a clipboard sets you for life in the NFL hard to feel sorry for multi millionaires.

Well you don't sound ignorant at all.

[TheSpecialJuan]

4 minutes ago, 4Corners said:

That is bad for everyone involved. Thomas & the Seahawks. 

Exactly. Seattle gets nothing for him.

[Kevin Greene]

24 minutes ago, rodeo said:

i mean they could have gotten a hell of a trade for him and now they get nothing and will keep paying him to rehab until his contract expires. both sides are losers in this because the seahawks lacked foresight and tact.

And perfect hindsight apparently.

[CatTower]

There are a lot of teams going to be upset about this since he was obviously generating interest.  Looks like we picked up Reid at the perfect time before other teams see how bleak it is out there.

[jumpman910]

53 minutes ago, thebigcat said:

didn't he post he was retiring two years ago.... pretty classless to do that to an organization that has set you for life

Not at all they made him the highest paid safety but he still took less than he could've gotten at the time. If they weren't going to give him a new deal and work with the heart of their defense then he should've took them to the cleaners last time he got his extension. 

A holdout is a real possibility in 2020, the nflpa  signed it but the players have little to no voice. It's ridiculous that even if he would've finished the season that the seahawks could've tagged a 29 year old disgruntled player for two more seasons.  

Donald, Mack, Bell, Thomas, all of these could've ended ugly and two of them did. This is why players should and will continue to hold out. Teams expect players to hold up to their side of the deal when teams rarely do 

[Jmac]

Fractured lower leg and on I R. 

[Car123]

1 hour ago, Shocker said:

No your bullshit.  He signed the fuggin deal and should honor it.  Fug him.

As if teams always honor players' contracts.

[LinvilleGorge]

30 minutes ago, jumpman910 said:

Not at all they made him the highest paid safety but he still took less than he could've gotten at the time. If they weren't going to give him a new deal and work with the heart of their defense then he should've took them to the cleaners last time he got his extension. 

A holdout is a real possibility in 2020, the nflpa  signed it but the players have little to no voice. It's ridiculous that even if he would've finished the season that the seahawks could've tagged a 29 year old disgruntled player for two more seasons.  

Donald, Mack, Bell, Thomas, all of these could've ended ugly and two of them did. This is why players should and will continue to hold out. Teams expect players to hold up to their side of the deal when teams rarely do 

If the players hold out, it should be for reasons that would benefit the majority of players. Very few players will ever face the possibility of a franchise tag and those who won't would likely happily sign it because it's probably a huge pay raise for them. When Thomas signed his last contract it made him the highest paid safety in the NFL.

[LinvilleGorge]

1 minute ago, Car123 said:

As if teams always honor players' contracts.

Players and teams both know the deal. The only money in a contract that matters is the guaranteed money. 

[top dawg]

I bet Lev Bell has some thoughts about this.

[LinvilleGorge]

But I definitely understand why Thomas is pissed at the Seahawks. Word earlier this year was that they wanted a 2nd round pick for Thomas. Everyone knew he wanted to go to the Cowboys. The Cowboys offer up a 2nd rounder and then all of a sudden that's not enough. I'd be pissed too.