The Saints have already reissued Michael Thomas' jersey number
The NFL is a cold business. Michael Thomas caught more passes than anyone in New Orleans Saints franchise history not named Marques Colston, but it’s taken the team less than a month to reissue his jersey number. According to the Saints’ official website, newly-signed wideout Equanimeous St. Brown will be wearing No. 13.
While the Saints didn’t owe it to Thomas to make that number off-limits (as they’ve done with Nos. 8 and 9, which were used by Archie Manning and Drew Brees), it’s awkward at best to see a new player wearing it, especially so soon after Thomas left the team. Colston’s No...
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The NFL is a cold business. Michael Thomas caught more passes than anyone in New Orleans Saints franchise history not named Marques Colston, but it’s taken the team less than a month to reissue his jersey number. According to the Saints’ official website, newly-signed wideout Equanimeous St. Brown will be wearing No. 13.
While the Saints didn’t owe it to Thomas to make that number off-limits (as they’ve done with Nos. 8 and 9, which were used by Archie Manning and Drew Brees), it’s awkward at best to see a new player wearing it, especially so soon after Thomas left the team. Colston’s No...
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