Seattle Seahawks free safety Earl Thomas officially commenced his holdout as the team began its three-day mandatory minicamp Tuesday.
Thomas released a statement on Twitter on Sunday announcing his intention to skip the minicamp and all team-related activities until his contract situation
is resolved.
"Kind of had heard that he was making that choice
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see how that goes."
Thomas is entering the final year of a four-year extension signed prior to the 2014 season. He is scheduled to make $8.5 million in base salary in
2018.
"I want to remain a Seahawk for the rest of my career but I also believe that based on my production over the last 8 years that I've earned the right to have
this taken care of as soon as possible," Thomas wrote. "I want to have certainty
in regards to the upcoming years of my career."
The Seahawks can fine Thomas $84,435 if he misses all three days of the minicamp. Fines are ultimately at the team's discretion.
Defensive end Chris Clemons was the last Seahawks player to skip the mandatory minicamp in 2012, but he signed a new contract prior to training camp
and was in attendance there. Running back Marshawn Lynch in 2014 and safety Kam
Chancellor in 2015 did hold out from training camp with Chancellor missing the
first two weeks of the regular season.
Carroll said each situation is different when it comes to holdouts.
"It's an individual case with whoever the guy it, whatever his story is," Carroll said. "I don't see putting them in a basket. I think you look at each
guy and whatever is going on, the history and all that and you deal with it
accordingly."
Thomas, defensive end Frank Clark and cornerback Byron Maxwell had all stayed away from the team during voluntary workouts. Clark and Maxwell were both in
attendance Tuesday, though Clark was limited due to a sore hamstring.
If Thomas' holdout extends into training camp, he can be fined $40
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how the situation will play out but that he still views Thomas as a part of
their program.
"Heck yeah, he's under contract. Sure," Carroll said. "... He gives you everything he's got when he's with you."
Notes: CB Dontae Johnson had surgery to repair a broken bone in his foot. He is currently in a walking boot and recovering.
GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Aaron Rodgers heard the applause after walking out of the stadium tunnel and back on to the field.
The team doctor had checked out his left knee after the Green Bay Packers quarterback was carted off the field in the second quarter. Rodgers, it seemed,
had avoided a major injury.
He was good to go. The adrenaline kicked in.
“When I got the ovation, at that point, I said, ‘We might as well win this thing,'” Rodgers recounted.
The hobbling two-time NFL MVP threw three touchdown passes in the second half after returning from injury
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Rodgers connected with receiver Randall Cobb for a catch-and-run through the secondary for a 75-yard touchdown and the go-ahead score with 2:13 left in the
game.
“Aaron Rodgers was remarkable. I just can’t tell you how proud I am with him,” coach Mike McCarthy said.
Nick Perry sacked the Bears’ Mitchell Trubisky on fourth-and-10 with 58 seconds to complete the comeback.
Against the archrival Bears. To start the Packers’ 100th season.
Sunday marked the first time in franchise history that the Packers won after trailing by 17-plus points entering the fourth quarter, according to the Elias
Sports Bureau.
The Packers posted the second-largest comeback in franchise history at Lambeau Field, behind only a rally from 21 points down to beat New Orleans on
Sept. 17, 1989.
For Rodgers, this was special.
“This will definitely go down as one my favorite memories, especially in this rivalry,” Rodgers said.
And especially because how awful the Packers played in the first half.
A Chicago defense featuring newly acquired star linebacker Khalil Mack dominated until the third quarter. Mack had a 27-yard interception return for a
touchdown against backup quarterback DeShone Kizer in the second quarter.
A gimpy Rodgers returned in the second half and finally figured out the Bears. He also found Davante Adams and Geronimo Allison for touchdown
passes.
He finished 20 of 30 for 286 yards, including 17 of 23 for 273 yards in the second half.
“Obviously, that’s a tough one for us. It stings
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It was Rodgers’ first regular-season home game since Sept. 28 against the Bears. He was limited to seven games in 2017 because of a collarbone injury.
Mack nearly stole the show. He also stripped the ball for a turnover in the red zone off Kizer in the second quarter. Mack made an immediate impact in his
first game since the Bears acquired the premier pass rusher in a blockbuster
deal with the Oakland Raiders.
The Bears led 20-0 at one point and their defense dominated until the second half.
Then Rodgers returned, and the Packers’ defense held the Bears in check.
“I prepared all offseason for the first game of the season and I wanted to … make an impact,” Mack said. “But you want to win these games. That’s the only
thing on my mind. I hate losing.”
RODGERS INJURY
Rodgers was hurt in the second quarter after slipping to the turf while under pressure from linebacker Khalil Mack and defensive lineman Roy Robertson-Harris.
The lineman landed on Rodgers.
The quarterback initially tried to get up, then went back down, and was attended to by trainers. He appeared to reach down for the back of his left leg.
Rodgers then walked to the cart that took him up the Lambeau Field tunnel.
Rodgers had ACL surgery on his left knee while in college.
McCarthy said he was prepared to go with Kizer to start the second half until getting the word from the team doctor in the tunnel.
“His performance speaks for itself,” McCarthy said.
With limited mobility, Rodgers operated a no-huddle offense in the second half that kept him in the pocket.
His right arm was just fine.
“It was going to have to take something really catastrophic injury-wise to keep me off the field in the second half,” Rodgers said.
The Packers plan to run more tests on their QB on Monday, though Rodgers seems to think his availability for next week’s game against Minnesota is a
foregone conclusion.
“No, I’m planning on playing
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FAST START
An offensive-minded coach, Nagy had the aggressive Bears’ offense pushing the Packers around the field in the first half.
Mitchell Trubisky was 23 of 35 for 171 yards. He also ran for 32 yards on seven carries, including a 2-yard touchdown run in the first quarter.
It turned out to be the only offensive touchdown the Bears would score all night.
The Packers’ defense, in new coordinator Mike Pettine’s first game, held the Bears to two field goals in the second half.
“You know we talked about finishing and we didn’t do that,” Nagy said.
ANTHEM
There were no apparent signs of protest during the national anthem, when Bears players and coaches locked arms on the sideline.
UP NEXT
Bears: Host the Seattle Seahawks next Monday.
Packers: Host the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday.
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