There was never going to be the fuzzy moment in which all wounds were healed and all conflicts were resolved. There wasn’t going to be a warm embrace between coach and player at a press conference where they detailed their mutual admiration.
It was pretty well understood that, no matter what the saga’s course, it wasn’t going to end well between Earl Thomas and the Seahawks. But what took place Sunday was worse than what anybody could have imagined.
In the third quarter of Seattle’s 20-17 win over Arizona, Thomas fractured his leg as he dove over Cardinals receiver Chad Williams in the end zone.