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RENTON, Wash. -- Earl Thomas is the latest member of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks to be locked up for the future. The best free safety in the NFL is getting rewarded quite well. Thomas and the Seahawks reached agreement Monday on a $40 million, four-year contract extension with just over $27.7 million guaranteed, according to two people with knowledge of the agreement. They spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because there had been no announcement from the team. The agreement was first reported by NFL.com. Thomas, a two-time first-team All-Pro, could have gone into the 2014 season with free agency on the horizon. Instead, Seattle made sure to keep the most important cog of its defence through the 2018 season. Its the latest move in a strong off-season for the defending champions. While there were losses in free agency and difficult roster decisions with expensive veterans released, Seattle re-signed defensive end Michael Bennett before free agency began, then locked up coach Pete Carroll with an extension through 2016. The debate was whether Seattle could get a long-term deal done with either Thomas or cornerback Richard Sherman before either became a free agent after the 2014 season. Thomas deal is finished and the Seahawks can turn their attention toward trying to get a deal done with Sherman and solidifying three-fourths of the top secondary in the NFL for years to come. Strong safety Kam Chancellor is already signed through the 2017 season. Thomas was Seattles second first-round pick in the 2010 draft, the first with Carroll and general manager John Schneider leading the franchise. Its turned out to be one of the most important selections the team has made since starting a makeover with the duo in charge of moulding the Seahawks into a championship club. "Earl is as serious a competitor as you could ever hope to be around. He is in it, and hes on it and dialed in," Carroll said before the Super Bowl. Thomas was Seattles second-leading tackler last season and added five interceptions, but its what his presence allows the Seahawks to do defensively that underscores his value. His speed in coverage and recognition in the secondary are among the best in the game. Much of what Seattle wants to do defensively is predicated on having Thomas on the roster. At one point early in his career, Carroll had to threaten Thomas with benching because he was trying to do too much. Thomas was getting out of position and being undisciplined in his assignments. As he matured, those mistakes became harder to find. Thomas recognition of what opponents were trying to run became so good that he could play alone in the back of Seattles defence. Often this past season, the Seahawks were able to move Chancellor closer to the line of scrimmage and ask Thomas to patrol the back end by himself. He did that job at an elite level and earned his second straight All-Pro selection. "In this defence, I think me and Kam do a lot. Sometimes dirty work, sometimes a lot of game-changing plays," Thomas said during Super Bowl week. "Everybody on the defence understands that. Thats why this defence is so compatible with each other. Its selfless guys. "Were going to put everything on the line for each other. Love is the highest frequency we have and we understand that, and thats what its all about. When youre filled up with gratitude, its a genuine appreciation for everybody around you. Thats the way I love it." Thomas has 15 career interceptions in the regular season and two more in the playoffs. Thomas will still only be 29 years old when his new deal expires after the 2018 season. 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ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Falcons by 3 1/2RECORD VS.BOSTON - It didnt take long for Boston Bruins goalie Tuukka Rask to get tested. His strong start made it a rough night for the New York Rangers.Rask made 30 saves for his second shutout, Patrice Bergeron scored a first-period goal, and the Bruins won their fifth straight by beating the Rangers 3-0 on Thursday night.Yeah, you get a couple of tough chances early on and it gets you in the game, Rask said. The past couple of games weve been doing a good job of closing in on their point shots and not giving those opportunities. That helps me when I see the puck and get those clear looks.Last seasons Vezina Trophy winner was sharp and so were his teammates.He was really good for us tonight, coach Claude Julien said. This team has a lot of speed — the Rangers — and we acknowledged that before the game. They displayed that, at times, when there was the odd breakdown and when they had a chance to score, Tuukka was up to the task. Without a doubt in my mind he was the best player.The Rangers have lost 3-0 in consecutive games after winning five straight and 13 of 14.I think anytime it goes two games, no matter what the score might be, I think we ought to get back to the basic, back to simple hockey, the way we were playing when we were winning, Rangers forward Rick Nash said.David Krejci and Loui Eriksson also scored for Boston, which has earned points in nine consecutive games (6-0-3). Torey Krug added two assists. It was Rasks 25th NHL shutout.Cam Talbot made 29 saves for the Rangers, with top goalie Henrik Lundqvist getting the night off. New York began of stretch of three road games in four days. Talbot also played the third period of Tuesday nights home loss to the New York Islanders.You cant overthink it, Rangers forward Martin St. Louis said. We got it going pretty good, but by no means are we thinking that, Hey, you know, lets lay off a little bit. No, were trying to win games.ddddddddddddWere playing some tough teams in tough buildings and were going to bite, scratch, claw, whatever trying to get some wins here heading into the break.The Bruins have earned at least a point in their last eight games against New York (6-0-2).With Boston leading 1-0, Krejci redirected defenceman Krugs pass behind Talbot 2:49 into the second period. Krug wound up for a slap shot, but instead sent a perfect pass to Krejci at the top edge of the crease.Eriksson made it 3-0 with 10:11 left in the third.The Bruins took a 1-0 lead on Bergerons goal four minutes into the first. Defenceman Dougie Hamilton fired a shot from the left point, and Talbot mishandled the rebound before Bergeron slipped the puck between his pads.The Bruins owned a 13-7 edge in shots after one period, but the Rangers had much better chances.I thought Tuukka played unbelievable, Boston centre Chris Kelly said. He was our best player tonight and he has been for a while and thats good to see.Rask made a pair of stellar stops about two minutes apart after Bergerons goal. The first came when former Boston College star Chris Kreider broke in alone down the left wing, cut in front, but was robbed by Rasks left pad.On the second bid, Lee Stempniak took a pass and broke in alone, but Rask dropped to make a pad save. Carl Hagelin also hit the post at the end of a 3-on-2 break.In the second period, Nash had a clean breakaway but fired a wrister over the net.NOTES: Rangers top-line centre Derek Stepan missed the game because of an upper-body injury sustained in Tuesdays loss. ... Boston general manager Peter Chiarelli announced that RW David Pastrnak will remain with the team for a 10th game, thus burning a year of his entry-level contract. ... Talbot came in with 4-3-1 record, but three of the wins were shutouts. ... Krejcis next point will be his 400th. ' ' '