One week into his holdout from Seahawks training camp, Earl Thomas is reminding everyone why he’s not here.

The All-Pro free safety typed a missive that appeared online on The Players’ Tribune website Thursday explaining why he is remaining away on principle while 89 of his teammates grind into the second week of their preseason workouts and meetings at team headquarters.

“I’m standing strong when it comes to getting what I deserve,” Thomas wrote in his self-titled article “Here’s What’s Actually Going On.”

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