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The rise and fall of Earl Thomas
UConn Huskies1dAndrea Adelson and Heather Dinich
1dDanny Lewis
2dBrett Okamoto
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What went wrong for Earl Thomas? (2:00)
Jeremy Fowler outlines Earl Thomas career and how he went from a Pro Bowler to not being on a team this season. (2:00)
University of Florida graduate
Earl Thomas wanted to show an old friend how far he had come.
It was 2013, and a then-24-year-old Thomas patrolled the Seattle Seahawks Legion of Boom secondary. The franchise was just weeks from its first Super Bowl championship, and Thomas had flown his high school coach, Texas state Hall of Famer Dan Hooks, and his wife to see the Seahawks regular-season finale against the St. Louis Rams.