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By James Parks | 247 SportsEli Apple’s former team is out of playoff contention while his current team is favored to win Super Bowl LIII, and one of the cornerback’s new teammates is very happy about it.After the New Orleans Saints’ win over Carolina on Monday night, wide receiver Michael...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneA day after missing practice with an ankle injury, New Orleans Saints star wideout Michael Thomas returned to practiceThursday (Dec. 6).Thomas' right ankle was taped as he went through...

\ (Photo by David Grunfeld, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThere was some good news and some concerning news to come out of the New Orleans Saints practice participation report Wednesday (Dec. 5).An ankle injury prevented wide receiver Michael...

Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocateMichael Thomas is basically a running back.And not the Alvin Kamara type, who runs a lot of receiver routes and gets targeted on difficult passes. The Saints wide receiver has been so reliable this season his catch...

(Photo by Michael DeMocker, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune)By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNobody in New Orleans Saints franchise history has ever done what receiver Michael Thomas accomplished in Sunday’s 48-7 win against Philadelphia.With a 30-yard catch in the second...

By Jarrett Bell | USA TodayA quick glance at items of interest as NFL Week 10 rolls on … Who’s hotMichael Thomas. The production that Thomas has had as the primary wide receiver target for Drew Brees (70 catches, 880 yards, five TDs) is even more impressive when considering the Saints...

By Mike Triplett | ESPN Staff Writer METAIRIE, La. -- The New Orleans Saints had already established themselves as one of the NFL's all-time great offenses for a decade under Sean Payton and Drew Brees before receiver Michael Thomas arrived in 2016 and running back Alvin Kamara arrived in...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneWhenever New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas negotiates his next contract, he will not be doing it with agent David Mulugheta of Athletes First sports agency.The two separated Friday (Nov. 2), a break in the relationship that was...

View: https://twitter.com/camjordan94/status/1052706089773486080By Roy Anderson | WhoDatDishWho Dats are used to Drew Brees getting overlooked by the media, but now, on Pro Football Talk, Chris Simms chose to diss Michael Thomas.We talked about it yesterday, and maybe too frequently, to...

Micheal Thomas - Advocate staff photo by LESLIE GAMBONIBy Nick Underhill | The AdvocateMichael Thomas wanted to set a tone.National stage. All eyes on the Saints. He wanted to let everyone know he and his teammates were ready to do whatever it took to win the game, even if it meant...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Michael Thomas put a title to his third NFL season on his Twitter account earlier this week.No Record Is Safe Tour, Vol. 3.The first two stops on the tour have lived up to the advanced billing. One week after setting a franchise record against Tampa Bay...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneAfter New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas hauled in a franchise record 16 passes in a losing effort against the Buccaneers last week, the response was not quite as apathetic as a shrug, but it was close to that."When the ball is in...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate Three New Orleans Saints who were not spotted at practice on Wednesday were back on Thursday.Wide receivers Michael Thomas (illness) and Ted Ginn Jr. (knee) both returned to practice, and left tackle Terron Armstead (knee) was there for the start of...

By Joel A. Erickson | The Advocate A record-setting performance got lost among all of Tampa Bay’s offensive fireworks Sunday.Or at least it was lost on the man who set it.Unstoppable except for a pair of mistakes of his own making, Michael Thomas served as the engine that kept the New...

By Josh Katzenstein, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneNew Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas had a historic individual performance Sunday (Sept. 9), but he was in no mood to gloat after a 48-40 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome."You can't take anything...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateMaybe the key to Michael Thomas' success is always being the same.People like to use that phrase, "the same," when discussing the things about him that make the Saints wide receiver great and unique. And it’s not meant that he does everything the same as...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateCARSON CITY, Calif. — It looked done.Maybe done is too strong of a word, but it was close. Until Saturday night, no one had ever considered the possibility that someone other than Michael Thomas, Cam Meredith, Ted Ginn Jr. or Tre’Quan Smith would lock down one...

By Luke Johnson, NOLA.com | The Times-PicayunePick a New Orleans Saints practice, any practice, and watch No. 13.Watch the singular effort devoted to every repetition, no matter if it is a walk-through or a head-to-head matchup against the Saints' top corner. Watch the way he punctuates...

By Nick Underhill | The AdvocateDress code: Shorts and shellsAttendance: CB Arthur Maulet, S Rickey Jefferson, DE Alex Okafor, G Andrus Peat and TE Michael Hoomanawanui missed practice.Overview: The Saints practiced in the late afternoon inside of the indoor facility. The practice mostly...

John DeShazier | Senior Writer - NewOrleansSaints.comA wise, learned observer saw the one-on-one drill between receivers and defensive backs during New Orleans Saints training camp, and jokingly remarked, “That’s birds fighting.”Hilarious, and possibly true, about 98 percent of the time...

By John Sigler | SaintswireThe team at Pro Football Focus do a great job evaluating every snap for every player, so they’re as good a judge as any to rank the NFL’s receiving units. And wouldn’t you know it, they think the New Orleans Saints have one of pro football’s top 10 pass-catching...

By Jeff Duncan | NOLA.com | The Times-PicayuneThe New Orleans Saints offense ruled the day on Thursday.After days of defensive domination, Drew Brees and Co. finally got even during red-zone drills. Brees connected with Michael Thomas for a touchdown on a beautiful fade pattern against...

By John Sigler | SaintswireThe New Orleans Saints have built a very good roster for the 2018 season. Training camp practices have been intense contests between the offense and defense, with multiple players standing out in big ways. These few players are so good, in fact, that they should be...

By James ParksThursday found the New Orleans Saints back on the practice field.Albeit, without a few notable players on the field. Wide receiver Cameron Meredith, rookie defensive end Marcus Davenport, and tight end Benjamin Watson were among those who were not on the field with the rest of...