When Earl Thomas suffered a season-ending broken tibia, he hinted on Twitter that he could retire before the start of next season. On Saturday night, the Seahawks safety put all speculation to rest. 
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“I’ll def be back next year..,” Thomas tweeted (sic).
Thomas, 27, rates as Pro Football Focus’ No. 15 safety this season and he has been one of the league’s best defenders for the last seven years. His injury was a major blow for Seattle this year and fans were surprised to hear that he might walk away from the game in the midst of his prime. Apparently, Thomas was just speaking out of frustration in the wake of the injury.
Signed for another two years, Thomas is set to carry cap charges of $10.4MM in 2017 and 2018. Thomas will be back with the Legion of Boom next season as one of the top five highest-paid safeties in the league.
Ok if he had chosen to retire, who would put him in hall of fame talk?
Brett Favre should have shown him how to do it correctly