ARLINGTON, Texas — There is only one Earl Thomas.

Or do you know of any other three-time All-Pros who walk into the opposing locker room of a team he just defeated and tell its coach “come get me” away from the other, victorious team that pays him?

That’s what Thomas did in the moments following the Seahawks’ 21-12 victory at Dallas on Christmas Eve that revived their season — and followed their years-long pattern of sideshow drama.

Thomas said he was going into the Cowboys’ locker room after the game to talk to friend Dez Bryant, Dallas’ star wide receiver. While there, Thomas saw Cowboys coach Jason Garrett.

“I went to the locker room and talked to Dez — and I saw Coach Garrett,” said Thomas, who grew up five hours east in Orange, Texas. “I’ve always been a Cowboys fan growing up. The biggest thing is when I said ‘come get me,’ I mean, I don’t literally mean ‘come get me now.’ I’m still in the prime of my career. I still want to 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, you know, if I get kicked to the curb.”

Thomas, who turns 29 in the spring, has one year remaining on his contract. It’s clear he wishes the Seahawks, the only NFL team he’s played for, would have at least talked by now about extending his deal for a second time. But the Seahawks also have three-time All-Pro Richard Sherman’s contract expiring as the cornerback comes off a torn Achilles tendon next season. They have salary-cap concerns and decisions to make on whether to re-sign Jimmy Graham, who caught his 10th touchdown pass of the season on Sunday.

They have major contract issues and decisions with those stars whose deals expire before Thomas’.

Not that he wants to wait.

Asked if he sees growing signs the Seahawks may not want him around much longer, Thomas said: “I don’t know. But if they don’t, you know, please come get me.”

He laughed.

Thomas signed a four-year, $40 million extension before the 2014 season. He played this season coming off a broken leg that briefly had him considering retirement the night it happened in December 2016. He is due $8.5 million next year, well below value in a safety market that has long since surpassed his contract.

Is Thomas happy in Seattle?

“Hell, yes, I’m happy here,” Thomas said. “I love being here. This is where I started. I built my resume here. … I don’t want to leave.”

Asked if he wished the Seahawks would have talked to him already about an extension, Thomas said, “Yeah. That would be a great Christmas present.

“I don’t know. I’m just going to keep ballin’. And hopefully they see the value.”