Seahawks' Thomas runs to Cowboys' locker room, lobbies Garrett to acquire him
Seattle Seahawks safety Earl Thomas, who's under contract for 2018 at a base salary of $8.5 million, according to Spotrac, chased down Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett after Sunday's 21-12 Seahawks victory to deliver a personal message:
Earl Thomas runs to greet Jason Garrett, then as he walks into the COWBOYS lockerroom, he says, “If you have a chance to get me, come get me.” pic.twitter.com/N395wVU2Jz
— Edward Egros (@EdwardEgrosFox4) December 25, 2017
Thomas shook hands with Garrett and said: "If y'all have the chance, come get me."
The Seahawks safety later clarified his comments to Bob Condotta of The Seattle Times.
"I've always been a Cowboys fan growing up," he said. "But the biggest thing when I said 'come get me' was I don't literally mean 'come get me now.' I'm still in the prime of my career, I still wanna be here. But when Seattle kicks me to the curb, please, the Cowboys, come get me. That's the only place I'd rather be when I get kicked to the curb,"
This comes one week after a reported altercation between Thomas and Seahawks linebacker Bobby Wagner.
Thomas and Wagner are the two biggest names left on the Seahawks' current defensive roster following season-ending injuries to defensive backs Kam Chancellor and Richard Sherman.