Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas underwent left shoulder surgery on Tuesday, but is expected to recover in time for the 2015 season opener, according to NFL Network Ian Rapoport.
Earl Thomas expected to be back for Week 1
Shoulder surgery for Earl Thomas isn’t expected to keep the Seahawks safety from playing in Week 1 of the 2015 season.
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Thomas, 25, tore his labrum -- a ring of fibrocartilage around the edge of the joint surface -- in the NFC Championship against the Green Bay Packers, which caused his shoulder to dislocate. He played the rest of the game with a shoulder harness and did the same in the Super Bowl, finishing with eight tackles against the New England Patriots.
The typical recovery for labrum surgery is six to eight months, according to ESPN’s Ed Werder, which jeopardizes the beginning of the season for Thomas. However, Rapoport reports the Seahawks believe that Thomas will be able to recover sooner rather than later. The possibility still exists, though, that Thomas could begin the season on the physically unable to perform (PUP) list.
Thomas earned his fourth consecutive Pro Bowl honors in 2014 and his third consecutive first team All-Pro honors. He recorded only one interception in 2014, but managed a career-high four forced fumbles. Thomas signed a five-year, $44.7 million deal with the Seahawks in April 2014.
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