![]() Objectively it sounds like information is being omitted, and Thomas is alluding to the same. It’s tricky, because as it stands we really only have the Saints’ side of the story - but even then, that side of it doesn’t really make sense. Payton’s comments seem to have set off Thomas, leading to his frustrated tweet and concern about his long-term future with the Saints. “We would have liked (the surgery) to have happened earlier rather than later. “It’s disappointing,” Payton said last week when asked about the situation. Saints coach Sean Payton didn’t mince his words when asked about Thomas’ timeline during training camp. None of their calls were taken or returned.” ![]() Then-Saints trainer Beau Lowery, wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson and head coach Sean Payton all tried to reach Thomas. He did not return multiple calls over the next three months. “For unknown reasons, Thomas fell out of communication with the Saints. The Saints have said they wanted to check in with Thomas while he attempted to rehab himself from the end of the season to May, but he refused to answer their calls. Thomas went under the knife in June, indefinitely delaying his start to the season. Well within his rights to listen to that second opinion, Thomas tried to rehab his ankle himself - but ultimately those efforts failed. Thomas claims he got a second opinion from a doctor who believed he could be game-ready without surgical intervention. The Saints believed Thomas needed ankle surgery to be ready for the season. The ankle injury that plagued him for much of the 2020 season was still lingering, and it’s here the problems began. A receiver of his caliber was too critical to future plans at quarterback, offering one of the league’s best safety nets for whoever would take over as signal caller. ![]() However, it quickly became clear that no matter what: Thomas would be staying in New Orleans. With the team in salary cap hell, and Brees retiring, major veteran cuts would be needed to right the ship. What followed was a major turning point for the Saints. While he did manage to return in time for the playoffs and mount a huge effort to lead the Saints past the Bears in the playoffs, he then failed to make an impact at all against the Buccaneers, not being able to register a single catch in the team’s 30-20 loss. Thomas, who had an injury-plagued 2020 season, was clearly not himself for much of the year. frSOCaKHSs- Michael Thomas AugWhat got the relationship to this point?
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