Here are a bunch of news, notes and observations following the Seahawks’ OTA (Organized Team Activity) on Monday, the third of four that will be open to the media.
— The three players who have been sitting out for voluntary reasons remained absent — free safety Earl Thomas, cornerback Byron Maxwell and defensive end Frank Clark. Thomas and Clark are sitting out to make a statement about their contracts (each has deals that are up after 2018) while it’s unclear the situation with Maxwell, who re-signed with Seattle in April, getting a one-year deal. Middle linebacker Bobby Wagner, one of two players who was made available to the media following the OTA, said he expects Thomas back “real soon” though he didn’t specify when.