Flipping off coaches, fighting teammates, infidelity claims and a messy divorce: How Earl Thomas went from a Super Bowl-winning safety with the Seahawks to an NFL outcast and target of an alleged $1.9

He recently became the target of an alleged scheme by his ex-wife's boyfriend Football fans know him as an integral member of the Seattle Seahawks' famed Legion of Boom – a defensive secretary that lifted the club to a Super Bowl title one decade ago. The following is Mail Sport's look back and Thomas' rise and fall from a church-going, music-loving, football-obsessed teen in rural Texas to a polarizing retiree, struggling desperately to stay out of trouble: Earl Thomas and his now-ex-wife, Nina, whom he married in 2016, leading to an ugly divorce In 2020, Nina Thomas was arrested and booked for burglary of a residence with intent to commit aggravated assault with a deadly weapon after allegedly catching Thomas cheating Fire crews were unable to save Thomas' Texas home in 2022 after it was hit by lightning 'I was really surprised when he got off track like that,' Thomas' high school coach, Orange-Stark High's Dan Hooks, told ESPN in 2021. Thomas celebrates with fans after the Seahawks defeated the San Diego Chargers in 2010 Earl Thomas had seven tackles and one pass defended in Seattle's Super Bowl win in 2014 Thomas took particular pride in his game preparation, while insisting that all of his teammates equalled his enthusiasm for practice and walkthroughs. Earl Thomas and coach Pete Carroll once had a good relationship, but it wouldn't last Thomas bids farewell to the Seahawks by flipping off coach Pete Carroll after breaking his leg He did sign a four-year, $55 million deal with the Ravens before the 2019 season, but that contract was only partially guaranteed, and in any case, he lasted just one season in Baltimore. Earl Thomas and his Legion of Boom teammate, Richard Sherman, in 2013 It is also reported that Thompson used a driver's license containing his own photo and Thomas' information to create a phony bank account.