BREAKING: Saints WR Michael Thomas Is Out For The Season

The New Orleans Saints are placing wide Michael Thomas on injured reserve as the star wide receiver is set to undergo surgery on his toe.

Thomas has already missed five games because of the toe injury. It’s a tough break for the veteran wideout who caught 16 passes for 171 yards and three touchdowns through the first three weeks of the season.

Saints will place WR Michael Thomas on injured reserve and he will have surgery on his toe, according to coach Dennis Allen, who said he doesn’t know the exact timetable but doesn’t anticipate that Thomas will return this year. Was a dislocated second toe.

— Mike Triplett (@MikeTriplett) November 3, 2022

Thomas was the second-round pick of the Saints in the 2016 NFL Draft and unfortunately he hasn’t played a full season since 2019, when he posted a career-high 1,725 receiving yards and nine touchdowns. He also set the single-season NFL record with 149 catches that year.

The 29-year-old was limited to seven games in 2020 because of ankle and hamstring injuries. He caught 40 passes for 438 yards. The ankle injury also resulted in his missing all of the 2021 campaign. He returned healthy for 2022, but the three-time Pro Bowler couldn’t escape the injury bug.

The Saints are 3-5, though they’re only one game behind the first-place Atlanta Falcons in the NFC South.