{"id":434569,"date":"2023-09-03T11:03:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-03T11:03:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=434569"},"modified":"2023-09-03T11:03:01","modified_gmt":"2023-09-03T11:03:01","slug":"saints-wr-michael-thomas-has-recovered-will-his-return-be-as-impactful","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/saints-wr-michael-thomas-has-recovered-will-his-return-be-as-impactful\/","title":{"rendered":"Saints WR Michael Thomas Has Recovered: Will His Return Be As Impactful?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.neworleanssaints.com\/\">Saints<\/a> had &#8220;zero concerns&#8221; about Michael Thomas coming into the season, roughly 1,100 days after his initial setback that ended his career.<\/p>\n<h2>Saints WR Michael Thomas Has Recovered: Will His Return Be As Impactful?<\/h2>\n<p>Michael Thomas, a Saints receiver, is enjoining NFL defenders, commentators, and supporters to openly express any reservations they may have about whether he can replicate the record-setting form of his most recent healthy season in 2019.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Michael Thomas with 211 yards against the Rams <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/cT4diZDZol\">https:\/\/t.co\/cT4diZDZol<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/srmYMlNv3Z\">pic.twitter.com\/srmYMlNv3Z<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; So Sayeth Black Lord: (@jmood88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/jmood88\/status\/1695829996915311045?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 27, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The same concern looms over Thomas every day as the Saints get ready for their opening regular-season contest against the Tennessee Titans on Sept. 10 (1 p.m. ET, CBS). the person whose first four seasons of receiving 1,000+ yards (from 2016 to 2019) did.<\/p>\n<p>In the New Orleans Saints&#8217; training facility, it&#8217;s a Thursday afternoon far into the summer, when tired players are counting down the days until the start of the regular season, well past the peak of training camp.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 days until Ohio State football  <\/p>\n<p>Michael Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/V9ixUy5eEq\">pic.twitter.com\/V9ixUy5eEq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Carrie Lynn (@OSUFAN4U2NV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OSUFAN4U2NV\/status\/1696740194492281061?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The 30-year-old wide receiver has been selected as the day&#8217;s favorite target by Saints quarterback Derek Carr. Thomas receives three passes from him to begin the 7-on-7 exercises, and he then makes a pass to him downfield to begin the 11-on-11 practice.<\/p>\n<p>Carr keeps at it, finishing off with two straight connections to Thomas in the two-minute drill. Thomas makes catch after and catch, and by the end of the day, he has 10 receptions.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 days till Buckeye football is back!!!<\/p>\n<p>Michael Thomas with one of the coldest fakes. \ud83e\udd2b <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ua9SJTAdMa\">pic.twitter.com\/Ua9SJTAdMa<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; FFBuck (@FFbuckCLE) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FFbuckCLE\/status\/1696841666018131971?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Even before the ankle and foot problems that kept him sidelined for the previous three seasons, Thomas was never the quickest receiver on the field. His ability to maintain his 6-foot-3, 212-pound, muscle-bound bulk between defenders and approaching passes as well as his dexterous reach out in front of himself to snag hard-thrown balls have made him outstanding.<\/p>\n<p>Will this magic happen again?<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">3 Days!!!!<\/p>\n<p>Evan Spencer to Michael Thomas <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i8u4gynoKU\">pic.twitter.com\/i8u4gynoKU<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Mr. Ohio (@MrOH1O) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MrOH1O\/status\/1696851341086212491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 30, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Doubters are &#8220;good for the game,&#8221; Thomas remarked during the sixth Saints training camp session on Tuesday. The statement &#8220;I like it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The figurative &#8220;chip&#8221; on Thomas&#8217; shoulder, in other words, &#8220;is very big,&#8221; he remarked. \u201cIt grows every day, I feel like, but that\u2019s a good thing about this game. You get to go out there and you get to attack someone.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Can\u2019t Wait To See Chris Olave &amp; Michael Thomas On The Field Together This Season \ud83d\udd25\ud83d\udd25 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b8flPsbzxJ\">pic.twitter.com\/b8flPsbzxJ<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Boot Krewe Media (@BootKreweMedia) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BootKreweMedia\/status\/1697673685203640666?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 1, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI go hard. So, sometimes, you know, you might get injured going hard,\u201d said Thomas, who set an NFL record for receptions in a season with 149 in 2019, when the regular season consisted of 16 games \u2014 one fewer than now.<\/p>\n<p>Early on in the top receiver&#8217;s five-year, $96.3 million contract extension, Thomas&#8217; absence was a difficult blow for the Saints to take. However, Thomas decided to sign a new, one-year deal with incentives valued between $10 million and $15 million this summer.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">You believe in Michael Thomas making a comeback? \ud83e\udd14\u269c\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tdBqloW50R\">pic.twitter.com\/tdBqloW50R<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; theScore (@theScore) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/theScore\/status\/1696572167927074866?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Although Thomas participated in some voluntary offseason workouts, he did not resume full practice until last week&#8217;s start of training camp. Thomas claimed that he has since snapped pictures at full speed and without hesitation.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Antonio Brown\u2019s\u00a0Albany Empire: The Ship That Sunk\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/antonio-browns-albany-empire-the-ship-that-sunk\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Antonio Brown\u2019s\u00a0Albany Empire: The Ship That Sunk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Saints had &#8220;zero concerns&#8221; about Michael Thomas coming into the season, roughly 1,100 days after his initial setback that ended his career. Saints WR Michael Thomas Has Recovered: Will His Return Be As Impactful? Michael Thomas, a Saints receiver, is enjoining NFL defenders, commentators, and supporters to openly express any reservations they may have [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":403098,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65,48],"tags":[1819,14618,14619,2211,12892,14617],"class_list":["post-434569","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-new-orleans-saints","category-nfl","tag-michael-thomas","tag-michael-thomas-injury","tag-michael-thomas-recovery","tag-nfl-news","tag-saints-news","tag-wr-michael-thomas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434569","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=434569"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/434569\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/403098"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=434569"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=434569"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=434569"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}