“One Man’s Opinion” by Gordon Curvey

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I am a fella who thinks players or just people in general should get a second chance with they make a mistake in most cases except for murder or a huge robbery or a rape or things like that.

In reality I get REALLY upset at cats who are from the inner city and because of a gift from god they are playing in the NBA or NFL or MLB or in pro sports and all of a sudden are making MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of dollars but then something happens that makes me shake my head.

And readers I am trying very hard in my sports coverage to stay as positive as I can when it comes to African Americans or people of color. Yes Ray Rice was wrong and others were wrong. And now former Seattle Seahawk and a many time NFL All Pro is wrong. Big time wrong.

Earl Thomas in my opinion needs to realize that when you are in the public eye you have to be VERY VERY careful at what you do off the field or in Thomas case, on and off the field.

Thomas was suppose to make a WHOPPING $10 million this season!!! TEN MILLION!! WTF!! Give me a break ladies and gentlemen! How on god’s green earth can Thomas put himself in ANY position to possibly in trouble that in the end he did. I have ZERO pity for Earl. ZERO!!

This brotha is one of the best safeties in the NFL. Has been for years. A great player for sure. All football fans and sports fans no this. At 31 he still has a few great years ahead of him.

Yes Thomas is a very emotional dude. He is showing it off the field and off. And because of this he is where he is at the moment. A great player not signed to a team after he gets into a very heated fight with a Raven player at practice recently. Word is other Raven players wanted Earl gone from the team.

Remember this. Do you remember Thomas flipping off Coach Carroll when he was being taken off the field after being hurt as a member of the Seahawks a few years ago?

Let’s keep it real. What in the hell was Earl doing when he did that? That was just plain WRONG. PERIOD. I do not care about his contract situation at the time with our Seahawks. Flipping off the head coach, especially head coach Carroll was just plain wrong by Thomas.

And there is some domestic violence stuff going on too regarding Earl. I will not comment on the domestic situation because I was not their. This is between Thomas and the female. But I will say it is not a good look. It just is not.

I have always said. When you are in the public eye as a professional athlete or entertainer whatever, you have to remember you have a reputation that young kids look up too.

Young kids look up to Earl Thomas. When I park my car and walk a mile to Century Link Field to cover the Seahawks game, I see hella kids wearing Thomas jerseys. Even if he with another team I still see kids wearing his jersey.

Guys like Thomas and others need to realize god picked them to play a sport and make millions of dollars and be able to take care of their families. I don’t care what Charles Barkley said back in the day. He and many other players are role models to young kids in the inner city.

Will a team pick up Thomas after the Ravens cut him? I hear rumors about the Cowboys. These rumor about the Cowboys is not new. Before he signed with the Ravens, rumors were all over the place about Earl signing with the Cowboys. In the state he was born in.

No, the Seahawks do not need Thomas after the team picked up Jamal Adams and a few others. Let’s see where Earl Thomas will end up. One thing is for sure, someone will sign Thomas. He is too good of a player. This is for sure.

Maybe this is a wake up call for Earl. Maybe he needs to see someone about his temper. Something is not right when it comes to Thomas. Come to think of it.

I have never seen Earl smile. I am sure he has right? I just have not seem him smile. I have seen other Seahawks smile especially when the team was on their Super Bowl runs. But still, Earl Thomas is one of the best safeties in the NFL and one of the greatest at his position in the history of the NFL.

Coach Carroll said he feels for Thomas. I just would like to see Thomas hold a press conference and tell everyone who looks up to him, he is sorry for his actions.

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