Michael Thomashe joined the New Orleans SaintsA source said that the Baltimore team was in Baltimore to play their preseason opener. This is the latest indication of the uneasy relationship between the receiver and the team.
NOLA.com first reported that Thomas will be playing for the team on Saturday, while he recovers from his June ankle surgery. Yahoo! Yahoo!
Thomas delayed his ankle surgery for June because tension was building. Both sides had agreed to wait until the offseason to determine if Thomas’ injury would improve without surgery. However, there was no communication between them for long periods of time before Thomas attended the mandatory minicamp.
Payton said at training camp, two weeks ago, that he regretted the fact that the surgery wasn’t performed sooner.
We would have liked it to be sooner than we did. It should have,” Payton stated at that time.
Thomas expressed his anger on social media after multiple reports suggested Thomas was responsible for the delay.
“They wanted to harm your reputation. Thomas: “They tried to damage your reputation. posted on Twitter
Thomas also liked multiple posts that suggested Thomas was urged by the Saints to get through his injury with no surgery. They are now trying to blame him for not getting well.
Thomas did not speak publicly about his reasons for delaying the surgery.
Thomas was injured in Week 1’s final minute. He missed nine games this year. In Week 9 he returned to the game, then remained on injury reserve until Weeks 15-17 for recovery and before coming back in time to face the playoffs.
He had 40 catches and 438 yards for his seven regular season games. His first touchdown catch was not until the playoffs. ESPN’s Adam Schefter said that Thomas broke the deltoid ligament, as well as other ligaments, during the regular season.
Thomas may return to the Saints in an early season, although sources suggest that they are not able to give a precise time frame. He is currently on the physically-unable-to-perform list and has not yet participated in practice.
After setting the NFL record for catching 149 passes, Thomas was named NFL’s Offensive player of the year for 2019. He was also involved in some civil discord when he punched a teammate and was then suspended one game. C.J. Gardner-JohnsonIn practice.
The two incidents have sparked speculation that the Saints may be looking to make a trade for their star receiver. However, this is not the current team’s approach. This would not be the best approach for New Orleans, given its salary cap and current roster.
Following Drew Brees’ retirement and subsequent salary-cap purge, injury to Thomas and kicker, Drew Brees’ resignation, at least 11 Saints starters are likely to be in Week 1. Wil LutzDefensive tackle suspension in process David Onyemata
Thomas, who was No. 2 receiver after the Saints parted ways with him, is crucial to the Saints’ success on the field. 2. Receiver Emmanuel SandersVeteran tight ends Jared CookJosh Hill and this offseason
Receiver for the fourth year Tre’Quan Smith, second-year undrafted receiver Marquez CallawayTight end for the second year Adam TrautmanTheir leading pass catchers other than running back are they appear Alvin KamaraThis season is upon us.
Thomas, 28 years old, is now under contract through 2024. In 2019, Thomas signed a five year extension that would have an annual value of between $19.25m and $20m. The team has converted the majority of Thomas’s base salary to a signing incentive earlier in the offseason, making it $1 million. The Saints could trade him for next year, but they wouldn’t be able to save much against the cap. Then they’d be hit again with $22.7million in dead money against the cap next year, as well as previous bonuses.