BREAKING: Saints WR Michael Thomas Out For The Rest of The Regular Season

December 19, 2020, 1:48pm EST (Updated: February 1, 2023, 7:06pm)By Darrelle Lincoln

Adam Schefter of ESPN dropped a bombshell on Saturday when he reported that the Saints are placing WR Michael Thomas on injured reserve with an ankle injury and he was done for the remainder of the regular season.

However, Schefter says that Thomas will miss the remainder of the regular season, but the team expects him to be close to 100 percent for the start of the postseason.

Saints’ WR Michael Thomas is being placed on injured reserve due to the ankle injury that has lingered since Week One.

Saints now will be without Thomas for the rest of the regular season, but they expect him close to 100 percent for the start of the postseason.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 19, 2020

Michael Thomas now out for rest of regular season but back healthy for postseason, per sources. His ankle just was not getting better with practice and games. https://t.co/ccH06nceJe
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) December 19, 2020

In 2020, the 27-year-old has appeared in seven games for the Saints and caught 40 passes for 438 yards receiving and no touchdowns.