The New Orleans Saints’ drama with star wide receiver Michael Thomas continued on Monday morning.
Thomas, who is currently out recovering from ankle surgery, posted a cryptic message on his social media accounts.
“They tried to damage your reputation. You saved theirs by not telling your side of the story,” Thomas wrote on Twitter.
— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) August 9, 2021
The Saints were reportedly frustrated with the timing of Thomas’ ankle surgery. New Orleans reportedly wanted the surgery to take place much earlier in the offseason. However, according to a report from NOLA.com, communication between Thomas and the team was cut off. Thomas is now going to miss several weeks of the regular season.
“For unknown reasons, Thomas fell out of communication with the Saints. He did not return multiple calls over the next three months,” Jeff Duncan wrote, via NOLA.com. “Then-Saints trainer Beau Lowery, wide receivers coach Curtis Johnson and head coach Sean Payton all tried to reach Thomas. None of their calls were taken or returned.”
Now, Payton was asked about Thomas on Monday afternoon. He had a blunt response.
“I don’t want to have a press conference based on social media,” Payton said.
When asked about Michael Thomas’ tweet, Sean Payton declined to speak about it. “I don’t want to have a press conference based on social media.”
— Luke Johnson (@ByLukeJohnson) August 9, 2021
This will surely be an interesting situation to follow moving forward.
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