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Slight buyer beware in regards to Earl Thomas- obviously he becomes a free agent this summer and he is 29 years old. In my opinion I don't know if I would want to pay Earl Thomas what he is going to command. He wants a big contract and we already have Eric Berry's contract that we are on the hook for- for at least a couple more seasons.
Earl Thomas still looks like a great player but it is hard to argue that he is on the back 9 of his career. Seattle obviously would be looking for compensation greater than they would receive if he walked away in free agency. I don't know what that looks like... a 2nd round pick or a 3rd round pick?
I'm torn- I feel like I want to improve the defense and take a stab at putting this team in real contention to compete for a Superbowl but you don't want to hamper your chances of retaining other talent. I'm sure there is a happy medium to try and accomplish both but this would be a tricky transaction.
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