He’s nowhere near here. He’s not wheezing the Pacific Northwest’s smoke, nor sweating through training camp with his teammates. His coach responds to questions about contacting him with terse, one-word answers.
Those begin with “n” and end in “o.”
Yet Earl Thomas’ teammates are thinking of and missing their All-Pro free safety at the end of his third week holding out for a new Seahawks contract, a deal that is nowhere in sight.
“We have to be focused on the next opportunity and practicing the next day. But, of course, we love Earl. He’s a brother to us,” quarterback Russell Wilson, the face and voice of the franchise, said Thursday following the 15th practice since the start of training camp.