New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas (ankle) still has hurdles to clear as he attempts to return from left ankle surgery that kept him out all of last season. "There's still a few hurdles that we've got to climb, with any of our guys that had any injuries they're trying to get back from. We drafted Chris Olave in the first round ... getting Mike back, it's almost like we had two first-round draft choices," head coach Dennis Allen said. Thomas has played only seven games in the last ...

The New Orleans Saints traded up with the Washington Commanders to select Ohio State wide receiver Chris Olave with the 11th overall pick of the 2022 NFL draft on Thursday night. The Commanders will move from No. 11 to No. 16 in the first round. That's back-to-back Ohio State receiving products in the 2022 draft. Olave is a track star with high-end speed that will give the Saints a deep target to pair with a healthy Michael Thomas returning this season. Olave cracked the Ohio State roster as a ...

The Cincinnati Bengals re-signed wide receiver Mike Thomas to an undisclosed one-year deal on Thursday, according to a source. Thomas will return for a third season in Cincinnati after spending the first four seasons of his career with the Los Angeles Rams. The 27-year-old had only five receptions for 52 yards on 11 targets in 12 games (one start) for the Bengals last year, and he has a total of 18 catches on 32 targets for 184 yards and one touchdown in his two seasons in Cincinnati in 26 games...

Michael Thomas' dynasty value has taken a tumble in the last two years, but what is his fantasy utility heading into the 2022 league year?

The New Orleans Saints converted $14.565 million of wide receiver Michael Thomas' salary for 2022 and $18.2 million of offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk's salary into signing bonuses on Saturday, creating $26.217 million in salary cap space for this season. The Saints have the worst salary cap situation in the league heading into the 2022 league year, so they have started their cap moves to create more space with these two moves. Thomas missed all of the 2021 season while rehabbing a left ankle ...

The New Orleans Saints would save only $2 million against the 2022 salary cap by trading wide receiver Michael Thomas before June 1, and a lot of signs are showing that they don't have any intention of doing that. The Saints believe that Thomas is getting healthy after missing all of the 2021 campaign due to injury. He is due $15.35 million in base salary, which is guaranteed for 2022 and has $450,000 in bonuses. Thomas' base salary can be taken to the league minimum and divided by three, ...

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has reportedly worked out his differences with the organization. The Saints are not expected to trade the top wideout this offseason. They'd take on a $22.7 million cap hit by trading Thomas, so it makes more sense to keep him on their roster. Also, Thomas doesn't have the best trade value right now since he missed all of the 2021 season with foot and ankle ailments. Thomas will head into the 2022 season with arguably the lowest fantasy value of ...

The New Orleans Saints are not expected to trade wide receiver Michael Thomas and want him back for the 2022 season. "It seems the curiosity and saga surrounding Michael Thomas, the Saints' standout receiver, is coming to a close in a positive way for all parties," said Ian Rapoport of the NFL Network. "He's spent considerable time in New York after another setback with his [ankle], getting weekly treatments. That's where he has been really since the regular season ended. He is back in New ...

With injuries and bye weeks taking their toll, let’s look at the latest WR injury report updates for fantasy football in Week 14.

Cincinnati Bengals wide receivers Auden Tate (calf) and Mike Thomas (illness) missed practice all week and are doubtful to suit up in Week 13 against the Los Angeles Chargers. Rookie running back Chris Evans (ankle) also missed practice all week and is doubtful. Tate and Thomas have been scarcely used in 2021 as No. 4 receiving options behind rookie Ja'Marr Chase, Tyler Boyd and Tee Higgins, so they weren't exactly on the fantasy radar to begin with. With both Tate and Thomas likely out ...