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It's Week 4 in the NFL and Earl Thomas is still a free agent. The most prominent and glaring name in the current pool of players seeking a team, Thomas is also strapped with a mammoth amount of baggage and negative press -- on the heels of being voted out of the Baltimore Ravens organization by the team's Leadership Council following a physical altercation in practice. His official release came on August 21 and it's taken nearly six weeks for him to meet with another club, with the Houston Texans sitting down with the All-Pro safety this week to get a look at him in person and to gauge his mindset.
Thomas underwent a physical at an outside facility -- something he would not have done if he was disinterested in joining the team -- but was sent home with no deal (or offer) after an interview with general manager Bill O'Brien, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, and for two primary reasons.
The first stemmed from a league-wide memo warning teams to be cautious in hosting free agents due to a COVID-19 spread within the Tennessee Titans organization, leading O'Brien to cut the visit a bit short. The other reasons are more telling, however, and raise additional questions on if Thomas is truly ready to rejoin an NFL club. The Texans reportedly determined, after a short visit with Thomas, that he is not a good fit for for them -- neither on the field nor in the locker room -- Rapoport explained.
That is a massive condemnation from a team that could certainly use Thomas' services in the wake of A.J. Moore being moved to injured reserve with a hamstring injury, but who also met with four other safeties just in case. The other four have not been named.
"We'll see where it is going forward," O'Brien told media on Wednesday, via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. "I have a lot of respect for Earl.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...r-roster-locker-room-fit-concerns-per-report/
Thomas underwent a physical at an outside facility -- something he would not have done if he was disinterested in joining the team -- but was sent home with no deal (or offer) after an interview with general manager Bill O'Brien, per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, and for two primary reasons.
The first stemmed from a league-wide memo warning teams to be cautious in hosting free agents due to a COVID-19 spread within the Tennessee Titans organization, leading O'Brien to cut the visit a bit short. The other reasons are more telling, however, and raise additional questions on if Thomas is truly ready to rejoin an NFL club. The Texans reportedly determined, after a short visit with Thomas, that he is not a good fit for for them -- neither on the field nor in the locker room -- Rapoport explained.
That is a massive condemnation from a team that could certainly use Thomas' services in the wake of A.J. Moore being moved to injured reserve with a hamstring injury, but who also met with four other safeties just in case. The other four have not been named.
"We'll see where it is going forward," O'Brien told media on Wednesday, via Aaron Wilson of The Houston Chronicle. "I have a lot of respect for Earl.
https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...r-roster-locker-room-fit-concerns-per-report/
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