RENTON, Wash. (AP) — Locker No. 29 in the Seattle Seahawks locker room was once again occupied Wednesday after being vacant the entire offseason.

Earl Thomas was back after ending his lengthy holdout. His Instagram post on Wednesday morning announcing his return made it clear Thomas wasn’t happy or satisfied. But he was present, giving the Seahawks a major boost heading into the start of the regular season.

“He’s been with us for so long. He’s just been part of the fabric of what we’ve been about,” Seattle coach Pete Carroll said. “It’s an adjustment period as he jumps in with us right now and we’ll figure out how that works. … I don’t have any thought about what to share with you right now because we have to see what he does and how he feels and all that stuff, but it’s great to have him back.”

Thomas’ return to the Seahawks facility was a welcome moment for the team and ended a long offseason of drama centered on whether he would play out the final season of his contract, receive the contract extension he hoped for, or possibly be traded. Thomas’ reaction to the lack of a resolution was clear in his post: “The disrespect has been noted and will not be forgotten.”

He’s not happy, but he wasn’t about to sacrifice a $500,000 game check or leave his teammates without one of their most important defensive leaders. Thomas wrote he’s never let his “teammates, city or fans down as long as I have lived and don’t plan to start this weekend.”

VOLLEYBALL QUITMAN 3, VAN 2

VAN — The Quitman Lady Bulldogs upset the Class 4A No. 9 Van Lady Vandals 3-2 on Tuesday in a nondistrict volleyball match.

Quitman, a member of District 12-3A, won 25-18, 22-25, 23-25, 25-17, 15-13.

Leaders for Quitman include: Jentri Jackson (31 digs, 11 kills, 1 ace), Madalyn Spears (26 digs, 21 kills, 1 block), Emma VanBeclaere (19 digs, 1 kill, 1 ace), Shelby Hayes (52 assists, 7 digs, 2 kills, 1 ace), Ava Burroughs (1 dig, 11 kills, 2 blocks), Lindsey Hornaday (11 digs, 2 kills, 4 aces), Maddy Whitehurst (2 digs, 7 kills, 3 blocks) and Julia Simpkins (2 digs, 3 kills).

Quitman (14-10) starts district at 4:30 p.m. Friday at Lone Oak.