Michael Thomas was one of the best players in the NFL, then he disappeared from football. So what really happened to Michael Thomas? (4 Viewers)

[Jesse Custer]

Anyone saying, "he got his contract and quit" needs to stop. It's revisionist history at best and an outright lie at worst. He delivered one of the best seasons in NFL history after signing his contract. As said earlier, he got injured, rushed himself back to try and give Drew one last shot at a ring and ruined his ankle in the process. He shouldn't have been in that position in the first place and I think people should be more mad at Payton for that than him leaving.

 

[Andrus]

Got paid and quit.

Not true! Got paid, then set records, then got hurt.

 

[DJ1BigTymer]

Not true! Got paid, then set records, then got hurt.

Thank you!!!! That lie has been repeated and corrected for years now. I have come to terms that there are some that are more willing to accept lies and imaginary tales than accept the truth.

 

[BreesIsMyFather]

No matter what, I want to give this man the respect he deserved. I remember him being Drew's right hand man, his safety blanket. Other than that, it is really sad to see him go the way he did.

 

[St4ever]

He deserves respect for all his hard work and dedication when he was playing well and even after he got hurt.

He deserves disrespect for all his stupid mistakes and bad decisions he made after his injury. Waiting until the season started for the surgery, stupid remarks being made public on social media and placing blame when he just should of kept his mouth shut. Nothing like always blaming others and never taking responsibility for your own actions.

I loved MT13 for a long time but then he seemed to turn into a diva, almost reminded me of his uncle!

 

[Nolan]

Injured in a game he shouldn’t have been in?

Always had a problem with that. It’s football.

Carr was “in the game” when we were up 37-10 early in the 4th. Should he have been? The entire OL was in.

Re: MT….Yes the game was won, but every week there are players in once the game is determined.

Doesn't make it smart. Look at that sequence. Bucs were out of timeouts. The play I marked is the play Mike got rolled up on. It was criminal that anyone was in the game. Running Kamara the very next play was equally as asinine. We could have kneeled three straight times and given them the ball with 25 seconds down 2 scores needing to go 90 yards to even get one. The game was literally over.

 

[Moon]

I think someone picks him up eventually. He was on pace for over 700 yards last year before being injured.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Injured in a game he shouldn’t have been in?

Always had a problem with that. It’s football.

Carr was “in the game” when we were up 37-10 early in the 4th. Should he have been? The entire OL was in.

Re: MT….Yes the game was won, but every week there are players in once the game is determined.

It was week 1. Week ONE! You don't rest a WR just because the game has been won before it's over. That's ludicrous.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

Doesn't make it smart. Look at that sequence. Bucs were out of timeouts. The play I marked is the play Mike got rolled up on. It was criminal that anyone was in the game. Running Kamara the very next play was equally as asinine. We could have kneeled three straight times and given them the ball with 25 seconds down 2 scores needing to go 90 yards to even get one. The game was literally over.

You don't know what literally means. If the game was "literally" over, then the clock would've been at 0.

 

[Nolan]

You don't know what literally means. If the game was "literally" over, then the clock would've been at 0.

The game was over. No amount of cope can change that.

You know what makes it worse? Running the ball 3x in a row gave them a BETTER chance at winning than just kneeling it out 3 times. There was quite honestly better chance at a fumble and scoop for a touchdown followed by an onside kick, than them scoring twice starting with the ball at their own 10 with no timeouts.

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

The game was over. No amount of cope can change that.

You know what makes it worse? Running the ball 3x in a row gave them a BETTER chance at winning than just kneeling it out 3 times. There was quite honestly better chance at a fumble and scoop for a touchdown followed by an onside kick, than them scoring twice starting with the ball at their own 10 with no timeouts.

But I thought the game was LITERALLY over? How could they win if it was literally over?

 

[Nolan]

But I thought the game was LITERALLY over? How could they win if it was literally over?

This is a really weird exchange. The game was literally won. How about that?

 

[Scorpius the Allfather]

This is a really weird exchange. The game was literally won. How about that?

How was it literally won if we could still lose?

 

[Nolan]

How was it literally won if we could still lose?

Can't lose if we kneel the ball 4 times. Can't lose our best players if we kneel the ball 4 times.

 

[WhoDat?DrewDat]

I don't need to watch the video to know what really happened.

He was left in to run-block in a game that we literally could have knelt the football and still won, and suffered a nasty ankle injury that in all honesty should have ended his season. He instead rushed back before he was fully healthy and further damaged his ankle to help try and win a Superbowl for Drew's last season.

That's what ended his career ultimately.

Forgetting the part where he became toxic teammate and nobody wants to add him to their locker room.