 Alright YouTube team keep it clean. Um, we just gonna jump straight into this because this thing has been floating around like crazy today Um, I have got a lot of DMs about it a lot of tweets a lot of messages a lot of all that stuff about this article That's got that was put out today from the New York Post I have seen it all up and down instagrams from several different ravens fan accounts Um, and this thing has been running rampant So we are going to address it and attempt to clear some things up for you So moving forward. You don't have any uh confusion or anything like that So anyway So the article was from the New York Post saying, uh, the ravens are trying to cut Earl Thomas So that headline grabbed a lot of people's attention, of course Why wouldn't it the ravens are trying to cut Earl Thomas? Everybody know Earl Thomas is a really good safety So why would they be trying to cut him? Well, we all know of the incident that happened We don't need to go into details of the incident. We don't need to I don't care who you thought was right or wrong We ain't worried about none of that right now But with this article Let's see what got everybody talking today um, so It says the Baltimore Sun reported the incident could violate his contract that isn't up until 2022 I said the ravens a source told the paper weren't thrilled with Thomas last year They felt he freelance too often and he struggled with their defensive schemes creating friction with teammates so um, this is Something that's uh, a little vague But it could hold some weight when you think about it because Um, he's when it says they felt he freelance too often and he struggled with their defensive schemes We could see last year throughout the season that Earl Thomas was not all the way comfortable in the ravens defense As we all know the ravens and wing martin del they run a very complex defense Um, and it takes some time to really get a full grasp of it I mean asked the last free safety. We had eric wettel took him like two three years to really get super comfortable To where he was really running the show and getting everybody lined up and everything was good to go with eric wettel um, so with Earl Thomas this being the first time that he was on a new team um, and him being going from seattle to ravens defense big difference a lot more detailed a lot more complex a lot harder, so I I mean it wasn't no surprise when we had we had actually first heard reports I think doing a training camp women when Earl first came on board and they first all practicing and stuff We had started hearing reports about it then that Earl was having a tough time really getting things So that part it acted it holds some weight and then the part about um He struggled with no creating friction with teammates We all know Earl Thomas. Um, my god knew said at the best with people with Earl Thomas and the when he speaks You're either gonna love him or you're gonna hate him because Earl Thomas. He is very straightforward with his thought He doesn't say much But when he does talk he is very straightforward with his thoughts. He will say exactly what's on his mind He don't care He don't care. Um, and when it says that uh, he created some friction with his teammates Obviously, we remember the whole thing between that came out between him and Brandon Williams Saying that they were arguing in the locker room and one of my guys put the best He said it was it was like the new kid on the block He came through and he argued with somebody that's been here. Oh, that's a big yikes That's a big yikes And then of course we we all know about Earl Thomas and the the infamous hamstring pull up But he pulled up because he said no no, I ain't trying to have my hamstring pulled Now some people were like, hey, it ain't no point in chasing after somebody if you can't catch him Some other people were like, hey, I felt like that showed a lack of effort and a lack of leadership Y'all know how I felt about it. If you need a reminder, you can go watch the video from back then so um, and then of course another thing with Earl Thomas that could have possibly created some friction and gave this that part Let let that part hold even more weight Was Earl Thomas again with his talking He would have these interviews with the post game with the pre game with During the week getting ready for the game He would have these interviews where he would drop these one liners and they'll be like, oh, man Why did he say that? Why did he say that whether it was Earl Saying that the Ravens were gonna be playing in the Super Bowl whether it was Earl saying Oh, it looks like people don't really want to tackle Derek Henry whether it was Earl saying. Oh, man with the chiefs We I gotta stop the big place. I'm gonna stop the big place And there was some other stuff too, but I could see how that could have created some friction With other teammates being like, uh, you gotta chill man. You're talking too much. I could see that I don't know if it's for sure or not. But hey, based off of that alone from what we saw in the public eye Okay, that could allow this part to hold some weight and actually seem credible But you know what? Let's just go straight to the Baltimore Suns article that they put out so Baltimore Sun article said a Raven spokesperson said Thursday That the team became aware of the situation when we read and saw it on the reports late last night and early this morning So again, as we have all heard before Ravens actually they put out a statement the very next day um After Earl Thomas went to instagram and said what what was gonna happen and that he was excuse me that he was going to be on TMZ Ravens put out a report the next morning saying oh, this was the first time that they heard about it um, so anyway Next paragraph says according to a team official who spoke on the condition on the condition of anonymity So he wanted to remain anonymous. Okay, I understand that He said the Ravens are looking into the incident to determine whether Earl Thomas Whether Earl Thomas's conduct violated his contract, which runs through 2022 The official said there were times last season when Ravens coaches thought Thomas strayed from their team concept And that it struggles grasping the defense's schemes in the secondary Sometimes put him at odds with teammates. So again everything that we talked about before um, but another thing too another incident, uh, was the In the Titans were Marlon Humphrey When he took blame for a play that a lot of people thought was on Earl Thomas But Marlon Humphrey said no, that was me that's on me And some people felt like oh that's Marlon just Marlon was just taking up form Some people felt like oh, well, maybe Marlon's telling you who knows Go look at the film. Anyway, um So that was that so that that's the Baltimore Sun. That's what it said in the article So again, it says that the Ravens were looking into the incident to determine whether Earl Thomas's conduct violated his contract Which runs through 2022 If the Ravens, um, so again the question is are the Ravens really trying to cut Earl Thomas? They could be They could be because they could be almost looking for an out Because the Ravens they did they they gave him a lot of money They gave him a lot of money and I remember when um when Earl Thomas first got signed I was happy that we got Earl Thomas, but at the same time I was like, whoa That is a boat load of money. That's a lot and I was worried because I'm like, man He coming off of the two broken legs and whatnot. I know what he can do But I'm just like I was a little hesitant. I wasn't all in at first But it was the same way with uh mark Ingram. I wasn't all in on that on them signing him at first But I saw the deal and I was like, okay, uh cheap deal worst that could happen as he doesn't do good But I'm sure he'll do fine and he did great and his impact on the team was amazing He was a leader. He was a spokesperson. He brought it such a great vibe I mean look at his last name. It's Ingram. Why wouldn't he bring a good vibe? But anyway, um With Earl Thomas, I was cool with the Ravens signing him But my only thing was I was like wow and I hate nobody getting that money now Um, but I was like, whoa, that's a lot of money And then when when we found out that uh, he was getting ready to sign with the chiefs For one year, uh eight or nine mil. I was like, what and we signed him for four years 55 But again with the same thing I've been saying about that contract. It was it was uh, I was about to say Earl Dacosta It was Eric Dacosta letting Earl Thomas know like hey, I'm giving you a deal that you cannot refuse And he was making sure that Earl Thomas signed it He was making sure Because had he come with some old rinky thing. Oh, you know what? I'm gonna get you a one year 10 million dollar deal Well, yeah, that's that's two mil more than eight mil that he was going to get from the chiefs but it's like, uh Two mil don't make a big difference when it's still a one year contract And he could be looking at what the chiefs did the previous year and be like, oh, they were so close They just need a couple more playmakers on defense and they'll be over the top They'll be over the top And then look what happened. They went over the top and they won a super bowl. Um, so One or two mil it wouldn't make a big difference with uh, signing Earl Thomas away from the chiefs So Eric Dacosta said hey, um, you know what? I'm bringing it I am bringing it and he certainly brought it up four year I think 55 million dollar deal like 33 to 35 million dollars guaranteed Guaranteed they're like there's no way There's no way that anybody's turning that down go like going from a one year eight million nine million dollar deal to a four year 55 million dollar deal with 35 mil guaranteed Like your guarantees alone are bigger than the uh, the deal that you were gonna get with the chiefs guarantees alone So Like of course, he wasn't gonna say no not to that But what this situation could possibly be we don't know for sure Because we not on the inside But what it could possibly be if if it if it is true It could be the Ravens sort of finding an out from that Sort of sort of being like uh, well, um Maybe we shouldn't have paid them so much. Maybe they maybe they have a little bit of regret Maybe they have a bit of regret That could be one of the reasons that they could be looking for an out another reason too Is to just wash their hands of the entire situation Like I said, I I don't care who you feel was wrong or who you feel was more wrong But as far as the Ravens, they may want to be like, you know what? We don't even want anything to have to do with it And that could be that it's not an easy way out They would definitely have to come correct because you know if they didn't come correct Earl will be on the phone with the with the union with the players union I mean he he probably got them on on on speed dial right now just in case Just in case but you know if Ravens were to cut them they would have to come correct, man They would have to come correct. Um, so It's just a very very sticky situation. It's a very tricky situation Um, and it's a situation that it's it's not going away anytime soon Um, and this is it's gonna get worse before it gets better It's gonna get worse before it gets better One of the the the the good the bright spots about the whole situation is that nobody got hurt physically Mentally is different, but it is good that nobody hurt got hurt physically So the one of the the bright spots about the situation is that everybody involved can learn from it Everybody involved can learn from it and can be better in the future hopefully Everybody involved every last person involved Not just Earl Thomas and his wife, but everybody involved can be better moving forward That's that's what I hope for them But anyway, um Another article that came out from uh from pro football talk Mike Florio and I believe he used to be a lawyer So, you know, he's good with the contract. Anyway, he said per source with knowledge of the contract The ravens have no basis to contend that Earl Thomas violated the contract avoided his guaranteed salary Thomas was not arrested. If anything, he was the victim not the aggressor in the altercation with his wife Uh, it is believed that if a team source did indeed tell the Baltimore Sun that the team is exploring a potential violation The team source is a low level staffer who either Doesn't understand the situation and or is looking to stir up trouble for Thomas. So What Mike Florio is making it seem like it sound like he's just saying that somebody's being messy Somebody in the ravens organization could be being messy, but he didn't say he said it's believed that It's believed that so that means it's he said allegedly if a team source did indeed tell the Baltimore Sun So he's saying if he didn't say that he didn't say the team source Did tell that no he said it's believed that So you got to look at the wording with these articles and whatnot because that's very important So he's not holding anybody to this. He's just saying if The possibilities Allegedly all that good stuff. But anyway, he said again It's believed that if a team source did indeed tell the Baltimore Sun that the team is exploring a potential violation The team source is a low level staffer who either doesn't understand the situation And or is looking to stir up trouble for Thomas So he's saying that it's somebody who may not get the whole thing may not understand everything going on or everything involved Or somebody that might be like, you know, what I don't I don't excuse me almost burp He's saying, you know what? I don't like Earl Thomas. And you know what? I'm gonna try to get this guy out of here Let me let me put something out there But we don't know we don't know then the last paragraph said if the Ravens could void the 10 million guarantee and walk away from the deal They possibly would so nothing concrete. He just says they possibly would So they possibly would but they possibly might not Could go either way. Um, and he said but they can't At most they have the ability Uh to cut Thomas and realize an offset for whatever he earns elsewhere So meaning if they were to cut Earl Thomas, then, um Anybody I believe he would go on waivers. I believe or maybe he might become a media free agent either way But if they were to cut uh, Earl Thomas, they would hope that Um, he would be signed by somebody else and depending on the type of contract that they gave him and depending on the guaranteed money Then that would offset like for instance If If he went to the brown if the ravens caught him and he went to the just using them as an example Please don't get all up to anyway If the ravens caught him and he went to the browns and the brown signed him to a five million dollar guaranteed deal Then that would offset five million dollars of the ten million dollars that he's guaranteed from the ravens So they would be only be on a hook for five million Dollars and guaranteed money and the browns will be on hook for the other five million since they've given him five million guaranteed I believe if i'm wrong, please contract people. Let me know in the comment section. Um, but anyway, he said, uh, Yeah, at most they would have the ability to cut Earl Thomas and realize an offset for whatever he earns elsewhere Chances are he wouldn't earn ten mil. So um bottom line If the ravens all gonna try to do this if they are gonna try to release him Um, it is going to take literally everything. It's going to take every lawyer in that building You know, they got the people that they know them contracts in and out but They It won't be easy It won't be no walk in the park and if they do it if even if they find a reason You know, Earl Thomas will fight it. You know, he will fight it and really try to recoup all ten mil of that money So based off his contract alone, I don't think the ravens are gonna cut him But if they can find one little thing One little thing Then you never know but either way We'll see what happens team. Keep it clean. I love y'all. I appreciate y'all and like Earl Thomas might or might not be I'm out