ARLINGTON -- Seattle All-Pro safety Earl Thomas walked with Jason Garrett back to the Cowboys locker room after Sunday's game.

Thomas, a Jordan Brand athlete like Dez Bryant, wanted to talk to his friend. Bryant exited the field as soon as the game ended.

Garrett seemed hesitant to allow Thomas in the Cowboys locker room after the devastating 21-12 loss that ended Dallas' playoff hopes. Before Thomas entered, he could be heard saying to Garrett: "If y'all have the chance, come get me."

Asked later in the Seattle locker room about his comments to the Cowboys head coach, Thomas clarified that he meant later in his career.

Thomas, 28, will become an unrestricted free agent after the 2018 season.

"I'm in the prime of my career," Thomas said. "I still want to be here. But when Seattle kicks me to the curb, please Cowboys come get me. That's the only place I'd rather be."

Thomas explained the very unusual visit in detail.

"I went to the locker room talked to Dez, Coach Garrett and I've always been a Cowboys fan growing up," he said. "The (Cowboys) -- that's the only place I'd rather be if I get kicked to the curb. So that's what I meant."

Thomas said he spends a lot of time with Bryant, as both are sponsored by Team Jordan.

"I just told him good game and I love him," Thomas said of Dez.

Thomas said he doesn't want to leave Seattle, "but it's a business and we've got great young guys coming in and just you never know."

Thomas was a first-round pick in 2010 out of Texas and an immediate starter who has since been named to six Pro Bowls, fourth-most in team history.

A recent NFL.com report stated Thomas "could be gone after this season" because Seattle could anticipate that he will hold out in desire of a new contract that would pay him at least $13 million a year to match that of Kansas City's Eric Berry. Thomas' current contract, which pays him $10 million a season, runs through the 2018 season, but the Seahawks typically address the situations of their core players before the final year of the deal.

"The Seahawks could sign Thomas to a long-term deal, but if they balk and anticipate a potential holdout, they conceivably might look to trade him after the season," NFL.com reported.

Asked about his future, Thomas said earlier in the week, "Man, I know whoever gets me, I'm balling. That's it. And I know I'm hot. So it is what it is."

Asked a follow-up if the contract the team gave to safety Kam Chancellor before the start of the season makes him feel like there is a place for him with the Seahawks, Thomas said "I don't know. Actions speak louder than words. So I don't know."

Wire services and staff writer Jori Epstein contributed to this report.

Earl Thomas on visiting Cowboys locker room after game: When the Seahawks kick me to the curb, please, Cowboys, come get me pic.twitter.com/gqp0eb2VFo — Jori Epstein (@JoriEpstein) December 25, 2017

Earl Thomas went into Cowboys locker room to talk with Dez. Earl to Garrett: “If y’all have the chance, come get me.” pic.twitter.com/RiGkHB1JsX — Jon Machota (@jonmachota) December 25, 2017