The New Orleans Saints are reportedly “more than open” to a blockbuster trade involving Pro Bowl wide receiver Michael Thomas following a public disagreement about his decision to undergo ankle surgery in June.
Larry Holder of The Athletic reported Friday he expects an “unceremonious end” to Thomas’ time with the Saints and noted it could happen “sooner than anyone expected.”
Soon after the news, Thomas took to Twitter and sent out a cryptic tweet.
“Ain’t making no threats, just making a list.”
New Orleans head coach Sean Payton was asked back in July about being without one of the team’s top playmakers to open the new campaign.
“It appears we’re going to have to spend some time without him. It’s disappointing, but we’ll work through it with the other players that are here,” Payton told reporters. “The surgery took place. Obviously, we would have liked that to have happened earlier than later. Quite honestly, it should have.”
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Earlier this week, Thomas made a post on Twitter that was seemingly a response to the criticism:
The 28-year-old Ohio State product tallied 470 receptions for 5,512 yards and 32 touchdowns from 2016 through 2019. Last year was not his year as he suffered a high-ankle sprain in Week 1 and he never appeared to fully recover en route to 40 catches and no touchdowns in seven appearances.
