Reports: Earl Thomas will not show up at the training camp, plans to sell his house in Seattle, is ready to play for Raiders

training camp on Wednesday, one of the biggest issues hovering over the team already seems to have an answer – Earl Thomas will not be there with the rest of his teammates, instead of start a holdout looking for a new contract, or a trade.

Focusing on a day of various reports on Thomas, Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network – the official media of the league – tweeted Tuesday night that Thomas "will not show up" at the training camp.

since Thomas had tweeted in June that he would not do anything with the team until he had a new contract. He did not, so a holdup seemed to have seemed imminent all along. And unless something changes in the next 36 hours, Thomas will not be there when Seattle will train for his first training camp on Thursday at 10:00 AM at the VMAC in Renton, the first holdup for a Seahawk training camp from Kam Chancellor. Earlier in the day came out a Dallas report from Newy Scruggs, host of NBC Sports Radio, stating that Thomas "plans" to sell his home in Seattle and that he recently Oakland owner Raiders Mark Davis said to "come pick him up" – the same phrase that Thomas used during his infamous meeting with Cowboys coach Jason Garrett last December

Scruggs also wrote: "I am told that Earl Thomas will not show up at @Seahawks .He ended up with Seattle plans to sell his house in Seattle. will report that he gets a new contract. "

Thomas might want to play for Oakland but that does not necessarily mean that the Raiders are interested in him.This is not that a team would Thomas would not like Thomas to succeed, but for the moment that 's not a rumor of commercial negotiations, just a note that Thomas would be fine if Oakland involved him in any way or way. another.

Oakland has only $ 2.2 million in capitalization in 2018, so the Raiders should make some adjustments to add Thomas and his cap of $ 10.4 million for 2018. But the Raiders also have more to $ 114 million in cap for 2019

But for now, Thomas remains the property Seahawks, although apparently more and more reluctantly.

Thomas wrote on Twitter in June that he had no intention of taking part in any operation whatsoever. "I want to stay a Seahawk for the rest of my career, but I also believe that, after my last eight years' production, I have earned the right to have a Seahawk up to the end of my career. at the end of my career. this is supported as soon as possible, "T homas wrote in June." I want to be certain about the next years of my career. "

But despite this threat, Thomas's contractual situation remains the same: he Remains a year with a base salary of $ 8.5 million, without indication were substantive talks between Thomas and the Seahawks.A source said Tuesday that nothing has changed between the Seahawks and Thomas. 19659003] Thomas should want more than $ 13 million a year to stay with the Seahawks, which would make him the best security in the NFL

Seattle apparently does not want to extend a significant extension to Thomas, who turns 30 before the 2019 season.

So, for the moment, the stalemate persists while the Seahawks seem ready to wait to see if Thomas will really hold out.

Thomas was also removed from minicamp of the team in June and was fined up to $ 84,435 for missing these three practices.

These fines are multiplying now. Players may be fined $ 40,000 for each missed camp day. If the package lasts more than five days, the teams may also inflict 15% of its signature bonus to a player (ie $ 9.5 million for Thomas), then 1% for each additional day, up to 25 %. Teams have the option to fine players but do not have to, and fines are often reduced or canceled once the player pays.

During the regular season, players are paid weekly and Thomas is moored 1/17 of his base salary of $ 8.5 million, or $ 500,000, for each missed match

The Seahawks seem to want to see if Thomas risks so much money despite the fact that the rules mean that he has to come back at some point this season

There is no specific mention in the collective agreement of the league, but it is generally agreed that Thomas should return in the middle of the season to prevent his contract from weighing (which means that he would still be under contract for a season with Seattle in 2019 instead of becoming a unrestricted free agent) based on a decision in 2000 involving former Seahawks receiver Joey Galloway (who, interestingly, ended up being traded to Dallas).

Thomas has not said anything publicly since his Twitter announcement in June other than a few other posts on social media, particularly a post on Instagram last week, in which he wrote: "Always been there. "Outsider is not nothing new." Prolong … if you do not want me, I understand that it's a bizz. "

Tuesday's leak via a Dallas media member Thomas would be ready to play for the Raiders could be Thomas Texas Representatives suggest that Thomas could be happy in other places than Dallas, which he recognized as being his favorite team while growing up in Orange, in Texas.

A complication in a trade is that any team acquiring Thomas would probably want to have Thomas insurance could give him a contract beyond the 2018 season, so Thomas – or someone from his entourage – indicating that he would be ready to play for other teams could facilitate the business process.

There is no reason to think that the Dallas Seahawks, but the Cowboys seem to have been the most interested. Dallas, however, did not want to give up a second round pick for Thomas before draft, which the Seahawks apparently established as the minimum.

Seattle does not seem to have diminished its requirements, which has led to the continued stalemate of the summer. But the start of the camp could change the dynamics as events unfold around the league.

The Raiders were a familiar trading partner for Seattle during the Pete Carroll / John Schneider era, in part because Reggie McKenzie is one of Schneider's best friends. – Both have worked together for years in Green Bay

Notably, Seattle sent Marshawn Lynch back to the Raiders a year ago after Lynch decided to come out of retirement.