The Baltimore Ravens released veteran safety Earl Thomas on Saturday on the heels of Thomas getting in an altercation with a teammate. Surprisingly, the Raiders have not been linked to having interest in Thomas, which counts as a good thing these days. A year ago, Thomas was a hot commodity after the Seattle Seahawks opted
Jon Gruden, Raiders should resist any temptation to sign Earl Thomas
Totally agree.
Thomas is no longer the player he once was; in addition, he comes with baggage. If you can’t acclimate to the Ravens, who can you acclimate to? Apparently, he didn’t learn the system and was missing meetings.
You don’t need that type of player on the Raiders’ young team.
I’ll second that . . . don’t need a guy like that with the current makeup of the team.