Ravens release Earl Thomas.

[Bmore Birds]

All I needed to know was the Ravens let him go despite the huge contract and not having anyone proven behind him to step in. Also he sucker punched Clark which is a ***** move. Most of the problems have already been mentioned in the thread and there's probably more out there that we don't know. The most recent tidbit was he got the game ball when we won in Seattle, didn't fly home with the team and was late coming back from the bye week.

The other big thing to remember is the players themselves wanted him out! We have a team council full of vets and they had enough. All I heard yesterday from your average Ravens fan was stuff like "fights happen all the time, no big deal, you're crazy if you think we cut him etc". Coaches are paid to deal with problem players. But when the other players don't want you on the team despite your talents, it's trouble. Also he punched Chuck Clark, our other starting Safety, who wears the green dot and is very respected. So this wasn't your typical offense vs defense dust up. Those two have to be on the same page. Earl was blowing off team activities, freelancing and posted our practice video on social media during his "apology". Total mess that apparently had been brewing longer than any of us knew.