Thomas, who remains a free agent, had his one-game suspension lifted by the NFL on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Thomas will now be eligible to play and participate in all club activities if he can sign with a new team. The 31-year-old wideout could struggle to find such an opportunity, however, after he spent the entire offseason as a free agent and has appeared in just 20 games since the beginning of the 2020 season. Thomas racked up 39 catches for 448 yards and one touchdown over his 10 appearances with the Saints in 2023 before suffering a knee injury, though he's seemingly healthy now.
Michael Thomas
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Michael Thomas Career Stats
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Career Stats - Receiving
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Season Team REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YAC 2023 NO 39 64 448 11.5 1 31 44.8 2022 NO 16 22 171 10.7 3 21 57 2020 NO 40 55 438 11 0 24 62.6 2019 NO 149 185 1,725 11.6 9 49 107.8 2018 NO 125 147 1,405 11.2 9 72 87.8 2017 NO 104 149 1,245 12 5 43 77.8 2016 NO 92 121 1,137 12.4 9 46 75.8 Career 565743656911.63672514Rushing
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Career Stats - Receiving
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Michael Thomas
Season Stats
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Michael Thomas
Game Log
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PreseasonreceivingDateOppResultRECTGTSYDSAVGTDSLNGYAC8/13W 26-241216160160
Preseason Totals 1216160160 -
Regular SeasonreceivingDateOppResultRECTGTSYDSAVGTDSLNGYAC11/12L 19-27129909411/5W 24-17010000010/29W 38-274768170312710/19L 24-313742141171410/15L 13-2058459016910/8W 34-0476516.30261310/1L 9-26465313.3020169/24L 17-1869508.301899/18W 20-1779557.901959/10W 16-15586112.20253
Regular Season Totals 396444810.7131100
Michael Thomas Player Profile
Birthdate
3/3/1993 (31)
Status
UFA
HT/WT
6'3", 212 lbs
Draft Info
2016: Rd 2; Pk (NO)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Position
WR
College
Ohio State
Experience
9 seasons
Career History
New Orleans Saints
2016-2024
(8 seasons)
Michael Thomas Latest News
Suspension lifted
Thomas, who remains a free agent, had his one-game suspension lifted by the NFL on Tuesday, Aaron Wilson of KPRC 2 Houston reports. Thomas will now be eligible to play and participate in all club activities if he can sign with a new team. The 31-year-old wideout could struggle to find such an opportunity, however, after he spent the entire offseason as a free agent and has appeared in just 20 games since the beginning of the 2020 season. Thomas racked up 39 catches for 448 yards and one touchdown over his 10 appearances with the Saints in 2023 before suffering a knee injury, though he's seemingly healthy now.
Handed one-game suspension
The NFL suspended Thomas (knee) on Friday one game for violation of the personal conduct policy, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. Thomas, who currently remains a free agent, won't be eligible to play Week 2 of the 2024 season due to discipline relating to an incident from fall of 2023. The 31-year-old veteran spent the entire offseason without a new home after being cut by the Saints back in March, and it remains to be seen whether he'll suit up this season even once his suspension is lifted. He played the first 10 games of 2023 with New Orleans before going down with a knee injury.
Becomes a free agent
Thomas (knee) is now a free agent, Nick Underhill of NewOrleans.Football reports. His contract was a bit confusing, with Thomas technically signed beyond 2024 but having some unusual bonuses that ensured his release. He's now free to sign with any team, having been cut loose by the Saints and designated as a post-June 1 release, per Luke Johnson of The New Orleans Times-Picayune. There hasn't been any update on the knee injury that cost Thomas the final seven games of 2023.
Will be cut soon
The Saints plan to release Thomas (knee) soon, Jeff Duncan of The Athletic reports. The structure of Thomas' contract all but guarantees he'll be released before March 13 when the new league year starts. He turned 31 a few days ago and has been with the Saints since they took him in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, but he's played just 20 games in four years since setting a league record with 149 receptions in 2019. Thomas averaged 117.5 catches for 1,378 yards and eight touchdowns over the first four seasons of his career, before an ankle injury Week 1 of 2020 started his run of misfortune. A knee injury cost him the final seven games of 2023, but there hasn't been any report of Thomas needing surgery.
Has significant knee injury
Thomas left Sunday's Week 10 loss to the Vikings early and was never able to return. Allen said Thomas' injury isn't believed to be season ending, but the veteran wideout will be rehabbing through the Saints' well-timed Week 11 bye. If Thomas needs to miss time, rookie A.T. Perry is likely the next man up alongside Chris Olave with Rashid Shaheed sticking in his part-time role.
Won't return Sunday
Thomas sustained what appeared to be an injury to his right knee during the Saints' first possession of the game Sunday. He hauled in one of his two targets for nine yards on the opening drive but was replaced by A.T. Perry on the Saints' next possession while getting his knee checked out on the sideline in the injury tent. Thomas was listed as questionable to return in the second quarter, but he remained in the locker room following halftime and was downgraded to out. The Saints are on bye Week 11, so Thomas will have some extra time to heal up in advance of the team's next game Nov. 26 at Atlanta.
Injures knee Sunday
Thomas caught one of his two targets for nine yards before heading to the sideline after he suffered the injury on the Saints' first drive of the day. In his absence Sunday, A.T. Perry and Lynn Bowden are available to handle snaps at receiver that don't go to Chris Olave or Rashid Shaheed.
Decent production in win
Thomas continued to serve as a consistent short-to-intermediate pass catcher during this season-best outing for the Saints' offense. The 30-year-old wideout didn't seem to be slowed down after he popped up on the injury report late with an illness Saturday. He even logged his longest reception of the season when he caught a 31-yard pass deep down the middle in the first quarter. This rather moderate-length reception speaks to Thomas' lack of involvement in the deep passing game, and he's now logged over 15.0 yards per reception in just two of eight games this season. His production should remain consistent, though capped, while serving as the Saints' No. 2 wideout behind Chris Olave moving forward.
Late addition to injury report
Thomas was a late addition to the injury report after practicing in full throughout the week. His status will become official roughly 90 minutes prior to the Saints 1 p.m. ET kickoff against the Colts. If Thomas is out, it should open additional targets for the likes of Rashid Shaheed and potentially Keith Kirkwood or even Taysom Hill (chest) -- who is questionable himself.