A superstar at Texas where he was an All-American, Earl Thomas was the 14th pick of the 2010 Draft.
Thomas was an immediate starter at Free Safety, and as a sophomore and in 2011, he began a five-year streak of Pro Bowls and began a three-year run of First Team All-Pros in 2012. A vital member of the Legion of Boom group of Defensive Backs, Thomas helped the Seattle defense hold Denver to only eight points in their Super Bowl XLVIII Championship win.
Thomas went to a sixth Pro Bowl in 2017, and while Richard Sherman received more of the attention, Thomas was considered to be equally as good.
He would leave the Seahawks for Baltimore as a Free Agent in 2019, but after one Pro Bowl year (his seventh), Thomas had an altercation in practice with a teammate (Chuck Clark), and it proved to be too much for the Ravens, as his toxic nature wore out its welcome not only in Baltimore but the rest of the NFL, especially as domestic violence issues surrounded him.
Thomas might not have ended his career on his own terms, but this one of the best Safeties of the 2010s, and not many former players were named to an All-Decade Team.
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