The fate of Earl Thomas and the potential composition of the receiving corps the topics in our latest mailbag.
A: You’ve summarized much of the dilemma pretty well there. As for an answer for how this will all turn out, I don’t think anyone really knows.
Thomas has obviously been taking steps toward potentially holding out by having skipped mandatory minicamp in June, for which he could be fined $84,435 (fines are at team discretion and often waived when a player reports or signs a new deal). The potential fines stiffen for training camp — $40,000 for every day missed as well as potentially taking up to 25 percent of his signing bonus (something I detailed here in June).