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Seahawks S Earl Thomas on track for week one return

SEATTLE, WA - NOVEMBER 29: Safety Earl Thomas #29 of the Seattle Seahawks is pictured before a football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at CenturyLink Field on November 29, 2015 in Seattle, Washington. The Seahawks won the game 39-30. (Photo by Stephen Brashear/Getty Images)

  • After missing the last five games of 2016 and talk of retirement last year, the Seattle Seahawks are looking forward to their star defender returning to the lineup healthy and ready to go in 2017.
  • Thomas finished 2016 ranked 14th overall among safeties with a grade of 84.1. He also posted a coverage grade of 84.5 (T-seventh) and a run defense grade of 79.1 (31st).
  • He did however struggle mightily last year in tackling efficiency (the number of attempted tackles per miss). Thomas was 70th out of 74 eligible safeties who played a minimum of 86 snaps on defense, with a 4.8 in combined tackling efficiency (both run and pass plays).

 

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