Jamal Adams backs Earl Thomas’s holdout

At least one fellow safety is hoping Earl Thomas gets everything he wants in his holdout from the Seattle Seahawks.

After Thomas announced that he intended to skip mandatory minicamp seeking a new contract, New York Jets safety Jamal Adams shared his statement on social media while rooting him on in the name of fellow safeties.

I support you brotha. Set the bar HIGH for us safeties !!! #PAYTHEMAN https://t.co/0KTzPpuTve

— Jamal Adams (@TheAdamsEra) June 10, 2018

It’s a side effect of NFL holdouts that they impact positional value going forward. Quarterbacks are getting richer and richer, while other positions are being left behind. Thomas has the backing of a number of his peers as he seeks to recify what he feels is a situation where he is badly underpaid based on his contributions to the Seahawks.