The Seattle Seahawks are currently without both of their All-Pro safeties for the start of training camp.
While Kam Chancellor is holding out in hopes of leveraging a new contract, free safety Earl Thomas was among six players placed on the physically unable to perform and non-football injury/illness lists by the Seahawks on Friday.
Thomas is still recovering from offseason surgery to repair the torn labrum suffered in the NFC Championship game against the Green Bay Packers.
“We’re going to be really patient at this time of year,” head coach Pete Carroll said. “Not jump to a decision. He’s working hard, making great progress. We’ll wait and see how long it takes to be safe and secure before he goes out. He plays with such reckless abandon that he’s got to be ready to go 100 percent.”
In addition, the team placed receiver Paul Richardson, and cornerbacks Jeremy Lane and Tharold Simon were also placed on the physically unable to perform list. Safety Dion Bailey was placed on the non-football injury list with a hamstring issue and defensive tackle was placed on the non-football illness list as he recovers from kidney cancer.
Richardson tore his ACL against the Carolina Panthers in the Divisional Round of the playoffs. Lane tore his ACL three weeks later in the Super Bowl and also suffered a broken arm that is still problematic as well.
Richardson is ahead of schedule with his recovery. However, Lane isn’t nearly as far along.
Simon has a shoulder injury but is expected to be able to take part in the preseason.
Players can be activated from the PUP and NFI lists at any time during the preseason.