Pete Carroll, Seattle Seahawks coach said Earl Thomas’ comment “come get me” was “unfortunate”. The coach didn’t show much concern regarding the things his All-Pro free safety did as the team won on Sunday over the Dallas Cowboys.
Thomas was going to the Cowboys’ locker room to have a chat with the wide receiver Dez Bryant who is a close friend. He then urged Jason Garrett to acquire him if he would ever become available. To this, he told the coach, “If ya’ll get a chance to come get me, come get me!” The conversation was captured by the Dallas Morning News and the NFL Network. During a weekly radio appearance on 710 ESPN Seattle, Carroll mentioned that he is up in arms while being sarcastic in his tone. Carroll also said that he had a conversation with Thomas after getting to know about the incident.
Caroll said,” I sat with Earl afterward and he was like, ‘What do you mean?’ He didn’t think he did anything wrong at all. He didn’t know. He was just having fun and he was really excited about the game. He was a little bit [wanting to] rub it in a little bit and have a good time with it, and then he just said something into the future. When you read it, it comes across bad. But if he had another chance, he wouldn’t say that again. He was really concerned about our fans. That was his first [thought], ‘Geez, I don’t want to make them think that I don’t love being here’ and all that. So he said what he could say to try to clear it up and all that.”
The video circulated all over social media and Thomas soon confirmed the statement he made in front of Garrett. However, he clarified that his statement didn’t mean anytime soon. His “come get me” was in case Seattle “kicks me to the curb.” He confirmed that he is happy with the team that drafted him in the year 2010, dedicated four long years with a $40 million contract extension in 2014 which tagged him as the NFL’s highest-paid safety as of now.
