New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) and cornerback Marshon Lattimore (ankle) will not return from the Injured Reserve list to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in Week 17. Both players were placed on IR after the Week 10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings and have missed the last five games. It's an unfortunate development for New Orleans heading into a must-win matchup to keep their postseason hopes alive. With Thomas remaining out, Rashid Shaheed will continue to see more looks. ...

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen said he doesn't expect the team to open the practice windows for wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) or cornerback Marshon Lattimore (ankle) this week. It means that neither player is going to return from Injured Reserve to play in the team's Week 16 contest on Thursday Night Football against the Los Angeles Rams. Both Thomas and Lattimore are in the rehab process and don't have a firm timetable for a return. Thomas has spent the required four games on...

NewOrleans.Football's Nick Underhill expects New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) to return this year. Thomas is currently on Injured Reserve with a right-knee injury and must miss two more games before he's eligible to return. It's good news for the oft-injured 30-year-old wideout, but a return for the final three games of the 2023 regular season isn't going to help fantasy managers at all. Although Thomas had just one touchdown in 10 games before his injury, he was serving ...

From 2016 until 2019, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas had one of the best stretches of any receiver in history.Thomas gained 5,512 yards and scored 32 touchdowns in his first four years in the NFL. Unfortunately, he got injured in 2020 and hasn't been the same. Since then, he has only played in a total of 20 games. This season, he played in 10 games, more than any time since 2019. But he suffered a knee injury, and now things look bad.When will Michael Thomas be back? When will ...

It was a rough week for fantasy managers with regard to some big-name receivers across the league. The loss of Joe Burrow will undoubtedly impact Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins in a very big way. Chase likely falls down to WR2 levels, while Higgins may fall all the way down to WR3 value. Quarterback injuries continue to wreak havoc on the league. It's not a stretch to say that the quarterback injuries have hurt the receiver positions more than the receiver injuries.This past weekend saw a couple ...

The New Orleans Saints are placing wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) on Injured Reserve, which means that he will be forced to miss at least the next four games. Head coach Dennis Allen said on Monday that Thomas' knee injury was going to keep him out for some time, but now we know it will be at least for the next four games. It means that fantasy managers won't have him to close out their regular season and they might not even be able to count on him if they make the postseason. The ...

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) exited the Week 10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings early due to a knee injury. The Saints were off in Week 11 because of a bye, but the veteran wideout's injury could keep him out of Week 12 and beyond. Head coach Dennis Allen said his injury is "gonna take some time" but wouldn't specify whether a stint on the Injured Reserve list is a possibility. Thomas has appeared in all ten of the Saints' games this year, catching 39 of his 64 targets ...

Receivers have had some good luck in recent weeks, but Week 10 was not one of those weeks. Fantasy managers saw a few higher-quality receivers get injured or play limited snaps as a result of injury, such as Josh Downs. Fortunately, the worst of the bye weeks seem to be behind us, and soon, fantasy managers will get Justin Jefferson back. Other good news includes the hopeful return of several injured passers, which have certainly limited the upside of several receivers. Matthew Stafford and ...

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was the 47th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Thomas had a solid college career, totaling 113 receptions for 1,602 receiving yards and 18 touchdowns in three years at Ohio State.The former Buckeye had an excellent rookie season, totaling 92 receptions on 121 targets for 1,137 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. He had an outstanding sophomore year, totaling 104 receptions on 149 targets for 1,245 receiving yards and five touchdowns in ...

New Orleans Saints head coach Dennis Allen said that wide receiver Michael Thomas (knee) suffered a "fairly significant" knee injury in the Week 10 loss to the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday. A week after not catching a single pass in Week 9, Thomas caught one of his two targets for a nine-yard gain against Minnesota before leaving the game and never returning. The Saints have a well-timed bye in Week 11, but if the 30-year-old's injury is serious enough, he might not be ready to return in Week ...