Although Seahawks safety Earl Thomas today penned an essay in the Players’ Tribune regarding his ongoing holdout, the veteran’s piece hasn’t exactly changed the facts of the situation at hand, as Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times tweets.  Not only have no new negotiations taken place, but no club has sent a viable trade offer for Thomas.  Thomas, of course, is seeking either a new contract or a trade, but the Seahawks don’t seem particularly inclined to work out a fresh contract.  Trade talks, meanwhile, have mostly been centered around the Cowboys, but nothing has yet come to fruition.  Thomas, 29, is entering the final year of his current contract, during which he’s scheduled to collect a base salary of $8.5MM. 

Here’s more from Seattle: