On Wednesday I took a look at why Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas not showing up for offseason workouts was not a big deal. I had planned to follow up today with an article about why it makes sense for Thomas to skip workouts, and then commenter betaparticle went and stole the first half of that article with the following simple, yet spot on, comment.
Chandler Jones just signed a longer term contract for $16.5m a year, with up to $53m guaranteed
of which $48m is already guaranteed, so there is little risk to a preseason injury.