The San Francisco 49ers signing pending free-agent safety Earl Thomas in 2019 has become such a point of discussion, it’s almost as if it’s already happened. We’re just waiting for it to become official.
But what if it doesn’t?
Sure, Thomas is all but guaranteed not to return to the Seattle Seahawks this year. Not after failing to reach a contract extension and subsequently flipping off his own sidelines while being carted off with a leg injury against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 4.
A Thomas-to-Niners pairing makes all the sense in the world.