Earl Thomas Carted off field with an air cast on his right leg **merged**

[glimmerman]

Did he flick his own team off?

 

[RJ_MacReady]

I'll give hawks a 6th round pick now...let him sit and heal, maybe coach

Unless something's changed, I don't think you can trade/trade for injured players. That's why players have to pass a physical to be traded. I could be wrong, though.

Do they give compensatory picks if FA missed most of their last season.

He's going to IR (should still accrue a season unless they do some injury settlement) , so I don't think missing playing time is involved in getting a comp pick as long as his new contract is substantial enough to earn a comp pick.



One thing to point out. The last time he got injured (broke similar/same bone), he was hinting at retiring. This time, he might actually do it.

 

[Cowboys22]

Did he flick his own team off?

Yes.

 

[glimmerman]

Yes.

Oh wow. Please JJ don’t do this. He will be cheap now.

 

[Jake]

ET could be on life support at a Seattle hospital and some folks would still offer a 7th for him.

 

[Falco78]

I just saw him flip off someone as he was carted off.

He was flipping off his sideline, this is why he wanted a deal for some security should something happen. I don't blame him one but.

 

[atlantacowboy]

His price just went to zero. Bet Seattle wishes they had taken our second round pick now.

 

[Lutonio]

Meanwhile, Leveon Bell is somewhere musing to himself about how it sure is nice to have two legs.

 

[mikeb18768]

Do you know that you have to pay his contract if you trade for him?

I thought if he went on IR they didn't have to. And I would only do it if they could get a deal signed. If he wants to be a Cowboy give the home town discount

 

[stinkface]

Well, he's done in Seattle for sure. Jerry will have to decide if he wants to get into the bidding war once he is released.

 

[cern]

Contracts are a two way street. Teams have to look out for themselves as well as the player. Too much for one guy leaves too little for another guy. Players want guaranteed deals in the advent they get injured. Teams don't want to give those deals in the advent the player gets injured and they pay for nothing. Too bad so sad

 

[TheRomoSexual]

no that's us not using a real qb on the field

Sorry you missed the game today.

 

[Praxit]

..is this where he takes another bow..??

 

[erod]

What's sad is, ET played 4 games and will probably have more interceptions this season than our entire secondary.

 

[mikeb18768]

And more tackles then JH. He looked great today lmao

 

[wssaustin]

His leg is Romo's collar bone now.

 

[Cowboys22]

I thought if he went on IR they didn't have to. And I would only do it if they could get a deal signed. If he wants to be a Cowboy give the home town discount

You thought players who get hurt in games and go on IR no longer get paid? Some contracts can have clauses that reduce the pay but I doubt players like ET have to sign those kinds of deals.

 

[SSoup]

See you next year (at a reduced rate).

I somehow doubt Earl signs here. I think he's just another in the endlessly long line of players (or agents) who thought they could drag us into the mix and connect us to them, just to create leverage for themselves to get what they wanted. And in the end it almost always turns out playing for us wasn't what they actually want, as proven by what happens when they hit the open market and sign elsewhere.

I think the only way he signs with us is if our dotty G.M. is the only one to put on rose-colored glasses and pay him huge money, ignoring the glaring injury and attitude baggage. If that happens, I guess we deserve to be the ones left holding the bag overpaying him while his career nose-dives.

 

[Cmac]

Wow.....Value just dropped. Seattle had a taker, but too much hardball.

 

[TimHortons]

This is exactly why he wanted his extension that he deserved, and that Seattle refused to do so. They fined him for wanting a contract that he had earned with the time and results he had given them

And this is why fans are fans, sitting on their couches at home. You don't pay a player for what they've done, you pay them for what they're going to do.