DawgTalkers.net Forums DawgTalk Pure Football Forum Ravens release S Earl Thomas for conduct detrimental Published: Aug 23, 2020 at 12:34 PM Grant Gordon NFL.com Digital Conten

Wow, this is certainly a shake-up to their defense. I read there was a problem with him and Chuck Clark but apparently there is a lot more that goes into last season.

Nick Chubb got Earl Thomas cut.

We gotta get this...

straight to dallas?

Hes a lockeroom cancer. Not a good teamate.
Late for meetings had a bizarre incident with girlfriend.
If George Farmer was the GM he would be a Brown now but I think Andrew Berry wants character guys

The dreaded George Kokinis/Ray Farmer GM mutation!

Just one more reason for Chubb love! This (was) obviously much worse than I thought it was when I first heard he had some issues with fellow Rat.

Please. No.

I try to be realistic. He gave the effort to get there to try, but once it is hopeless no need sprinting for the sake of sprinting.

j/c:

I wouldn't mind if the Browns signed him. He's better than any FS on our team.

He wasn't as good as Joe Savage!

Joe Savage was a beast!

Is this the Earl Thomas that in 2018, round abouts, it was a , late July I think, there was a story the Browns were trying to sign him, (and this wasn't a rumor, it was like a Browns sight, or Plain dealer, or ESPN personality, iirc, ) and the Ravens convinced him to sign there instead. IIRC.
There was a player, a safety, that did that, I'm just not sure if it was Thomas or someone else.
Pretty sure it was Thomas, What year? I dunno, a year or two ago.

But anything can happen. If everyone stops sprinting and then Nick Chubb trips, he'd still have time to get up and score (unless, someone was chasing him down and could touch him down)

That's my take too. Thomas gave up at mid-field and anything could happen that last 50 yards or so, Chubb could fall or accidentally drop the ball.

Never give up on a play. You’re taught that at an early age, no matter the sport.

That’s lazy.

That was Tony Jefferson who also signed with the Ravens.

What team did he play for?

Yes that sounds Absolutely right!

No thank you. The Ravens players wanted him gone. If he can’t cut it there I don’t see him fitting in with us.

Arizona.

However, I will say that both Jefferson and Thomas were rumored to go to the Browns, albeit in different years. I could be wrong about this part, but I think Jefferson is the dude who said he didn't want to play for the Browns.

A football post, it's like watching a bird snatch another bird right outta the sky, something you don't see everyday.

He said he didn’t like the uniforms.

CBS Sports' Jason LaCanfora reports the Ravens Leadership Council "made it clear" they would prefer Earl Thomas not be around.
Thomas is away from the team after getting in a fight with teammate Chuck Clark. He also had an off-field situation with his wife that was reported by TMZ back in May. We're not sure why this is such a big deal, but the Ravens are "evaluating their options." Baltimore has a conduct detrimental clause that allows them to release Thomas without paying the rest of his guarantees. They could also fine him. Thomas remained one of the top safeties in the league in his first season in Baltimore. The Ravens' secondary would take a major hit if they moved on from Thomas.

SOURCE: CBS Sports
Aug 22, 2020, 10:27 AM ET

EARL THOMAS
DB, UNSIGNED FREE AGENT

Ravens released FS Earl Thomas.
The release comes with a conduct detrimental to the team clause. The Ravens will take a $15 million cap hit to move on from Thomas. That could jump to $25 million if Thomas wins a grievance. Thomas remained one of the better safeties in the league last year, but his off-field baggage could limit his free-agent suitors. DeShon Elliott is expected to replace Thomas opposite Chuck Clark. ESPN's Adam Schefter reported the Cowboys are the frontrunners to sign Thomas. Houston and the 49ers have also been linked as possible landing spots.

https://www.rotoworld.com/football/nfl/p..._medium=twitter

Thomas is still a good player. This move hurts the Ravens. He will make another team better.

He is still a good player but is he worth the trouble? The Ravens didn’t think so. If someone could assure me he wouldn’t be a locker room cancer I would change my mind. The fact is no one can. I just don’t think we have enough veteran leadership.

Thats a great point about the affects of Covid ... My first thought was dude needs help also ...

Yesterday Lou Holtz said that there were more suicides in May than there were in all of 2019 ... i have no reason to doubt Lou Holtz ... thats crazy ...

He also made another interesting point ... over 300 athletes have tested positive for Covid ... not one hospitalization much less any deaths ...

Judging by him flipping off the sideline, his altercations last year, his altercations this year, and his personal life issues, I think the guy definitely has some struggles when it comes to impulse control and mental health.

Your speculation could be spot on that the current situation may be an additional factor that exacerbates some of the issues he already has, for sure.

He was having an orgy with his brother.

The Devil's Threeway on steroids.

In the running for all-time greatest post.

Baltimore and Pittsburgh are famous for letting players go once they have past their usefulness.

Dallas on the other hand....

Heard on the radio last night that the wife thought the gun was unloaded, but it actually was.

This reads funny. Are you saying it was loaded or that her assumptions were correct and it actually was unloaded?

He is saying the gun was actually loaded.

Gotcha. That's what I assumed but couldn't tell the way it was written.