Not everything was perfect on coach Pete Carroll's first day of Seattle Seahawks training camp. His two first-round draft picks remained unsigned.
That changed Saturday night, when rookie safety Earl Thomas agreed to a five-year, $21.1 million contract with the Seahawks. Thomas, the 14th overall pick in the April draft, received $12.31 million in guarantees.
"Earl is extremely excited to reach an agreement with the Seahawks and get on the practice field, and we are both very appreciative of the sincere and strong effort put forth by the team to get this contract finalized," Thomas' agent, Andrew Kessler, wrote in an e-mail to The AP.
Thomas posted on his Twitter account late Saturday: "the deal is finally done bout to go sign the paperwork now....ow-w-w let's do it."
Thomas, who likely will start for the Seahawks, said he will be on the field for Sunday afternoon's practice, the third of camp.
That left offensive tackle Russell Okung, the sixth overall pick out of Oklahoma State, as the only unsigned Seahawk.
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