In the world of professional sports, money talks louder and more often than anything. Talent, team need, popularity, none of it matters more than the dollar. That goes for both players and teams. Earl Thomas is holding out for a contract extension, and the Seahawks show no signs of giving him one. The biggest reason for the impasse is the fate of Kam Chancellor.
Chancellor has apparently finished his stellar career with the Seahawks. Of course this is a huge blow to the Legion of Doom. Richard Sherman is now with the hated 49ers.