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Earl Thomas, Byron Maxwell lessen Seahawks' need for DB help

RENTON, Wash. -- As the second day of the NFL draft ended Friday night, in all likelihood so too did any chance of the Seattle Seahawks trading All-Pro free safety Earl Thomas.

They insist there wasn't much of a chance to begin with.

"It’s awesome," coach Pete Carroll said when asked what it means that Thomas remains a Seahawk after reports that he could be moved. "Earl’s a great football player. You may have looked [at it] like he wasn’t going to be here; we didn’t look at it like that. That’s been a lot of speculation on your guys’ end of this thing.