Dumb idea. Or maybe a great one. It all depends on what Earl Thomas wants.
If he wants to maximize his contract and continue to thrive with the Seahawks, this is absurd. If he wants to irritate the Seahawks to the point that they ship him out for the sake of their sanity, this might be smart.
Either way, Thomas may very well have played his last game for the team he helped take to two Super Bowls, which is sad. Or infuriating.
Guess it depends on how you want to feel, too.
Via Twitter Sunday, Thomas announced that he would skip this week’s three-day minicamp along with any future team activities “until my contract situation is resolved.