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Report: Earl Thomas has $1M+ in fines, Seahawks will collect, is trade to Cowboys only good ending?

The standstill between the Seahawks and All-Pro safety Earl Thomas has already reached the territory of ugly but it could get even worse:

Earl Thomas fines on this 17th day of his preseason holdout+missing June minicamp are up to $1,239,000. Again, here's why precedent with Kam Chancellor in 2015 suggests #Seahawks will collect from Thomas, too https://t.co/ENzfpjYqj2 @thenewstribune

— Gregg Bell (@gbellseattle) August 16, 2018

Per the CBA, teams can fine a player $40,000 per day for missing training camp. After five days, the team can tack on an additional 15% of the player’s prorated bonus and 1% more for each day after.