A hamstring injury suffered in last Sunday’s thriller will keep Earl Thomas out for week nine, as he joins Luke Joeckel as the only players declared out for the Seattle Seahawks. Thomas’s status was cloudy throughout the week, as it first looked like he would miss a week or two, then be a game-time decision, only to be declared out on Friday afternoon.
Holding Thomas out for Sunday is sensible for a number of reasons. The Seahawks have a quick turnaround following the home game against Washington, flying to Arizona to play the Cardinals just four days later on Thursday Night Football.