Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas has decided to end his holdout Wednesday, which signals his intent to play what will likely be his last season in Seattle. However, Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll is still not yet ready to commit to whether Thomas will actually play in the team's season opener on Sunday against the Denver Broncos.
Per Nicki Jhabvala of The Athletic:
Pete Carroll, on what Earl Thomas would have to show to play vs. Broncos: “There are all kinds of stuff. I don’t know what kind of shape he’s in and all that kind of stuff. We’ll figure it out.”
Thomas didn’t take part in offseason workouts, training camp or preseason games as he held out for a contract extension. All that missed time could see him a little bit rusty and even with a couple of practices under his belt, he may not be quite ready to play a regular-season game just yet.
If Carroll does decide to keep Thomas out for the season opener, Tedric Thompson will be set to start in his place. Carroll describes Thompson as the “highlight guy” in camp, which should speak to his confidence in starting the second-year safety, who appeared in nine games as a rookie last season.
But given how good a player Thomas is, not to mention how the revamped Seattle secondary could use Thomas' experience, it wouldn’t be all that surprising if Carroll does decide to throw Thomas into the lineup right away against the Broncos despite just returning to the fold.
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