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Did the Chiefs dodge a bullet by losing out on Earl Thomas last season?

On this week’s mailbag edition of the AP Laboratory, we were asked several questions about Earl Thomas and his release from the Baltimore Ravens. One of the questions we received was this:

Did the Chiefs dodge a bullet when Thomas passed on signing with the Chiefs?

Last year, it was reported the Chiefs offered Thomas a one-year, $12 million deal to play in Kansas City. A deal was on the verge of being done before the Baltimore Ravens swooped in with a $55 million offer to secure his services for what they thought was the next four years.