Per Nick Underhill, M. Thomas and M.Davenport starting TC on the PUP list. Doesn't expect them to stay on it for very long. (1 Viewer)

[Goatman Saint]

Sadly I agree with this. There was obviously a lot more damage than was initially let on, and the cause for the second surgery whatever it was, must’ve been pretty severe.

Kinda like Davenport. Since they had to take the finger, I’m wondering if that finger didn’t start some kind of serious system wide infection where he is having to come back from that. I can’t imagine a tip of a finger keeps anyone out for long if all else was good.

 

[Lord Stanley]

It really is nuts. I'm not a doctor but it seems like injuries usually heal or they don't. You get hurt and heal up or it doesn't heal right and you learn to live with it. It's fine for a normal person to have a bum ankle or knee that gives them issues from time to time but for a pro ball player, I don't know. Maybe a fully healed, 100% Michael Thomas isn't something we will ever see again. That's a sad thought and everyone wants to act like everything is fine but at this point it's definitely a concern for me.

It should be a concern for everyone, especially considering the guaranteed money invested in MT that creates a huge cap drain.

Don’t worry about the posters that give grief for posters that simply pass on factual news related to PUP. The culture here is definitely on the rah rah black and gold sunshine pumping news only.

I have wish their view of the Saints was accurate as we’d have a lot more than 0 appearances in the Super Bowl the last 12 years.

 

[saint_drago]

It should be a concern for everyone, especially considering the guaranteed money invested in MT that creates a huge cap drain.

Don’t worry about the posters that give grief for posters that simply pass on factual news related to PUP. The culture here is definitely on the rah rah black and gold sunshine pumping news only.

I have wish their view of the Saints was accurate as we’d have a lot more than 0 appearances in the Super Bowl the last 12 years.

I'm all for pumping some sunshine. I've pumped more than my fair share over the years. But sometimes I just can't find a way to put a positive spin on things. Michael Thomas being placed on the PUP list in July shouldn't be a big deal but considering the guy has been dealing with this injury for the past seven years, yeah, it concerns me.

Sometimes the glass isn't half full or half empty. Sometimes it's just a glass with nothing in it.

 

[Goatman Saint]

At this point Thomas is an empty glass, I agree fully. There is nothing there to show any sort of half filled feelings. It’s empty until he actually gets on a field and produces if he can. No one knows that yet. If there is too much damage to that ankle, he’s done. If it’s healed and they just taking it easy to build up strength and confidence in it ok then we will see. But I highly doubt he’s back next year when his contract numbers explode.

I have a feeling there’s a lot more to these two stories that we as fans do not know. With Thomas was there some kind of infection that destroyed some tissue? Were the tendons damaged far more than people have let on? Same with Davenport. Amputating a finger due to a plate isn’t a reason for pup. How bad was that infection? What did he go through to still need to be physically limited?

 

[Saint Taysom]

You need to learn how to have patience and let things happen smh.

Been patient for 2 years! Name another great player that basically missed 2 consecutive seasons and then returned to form….

 

[RaginCajun83]

Would Montana count, he has the back surgery and then the elbow injury in the NFCCG vs Giants?

 

[football]

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Here is a video of him. Hope this ease some people's mind a little bit. Not by much. Heck at least he standing, right.

 

[Big_L]

Been patient for 2 years! Name another great player that basically missed 2 consecutive seasons and then returned to form….

Garrison Hearst???

NFL players who returned from devastating injuries

Featuring by far the highest number of significant injuries of the major American sports, the NFL has seen many players display resiliency by returning from severe setbacks.

www.yardbarker.com

 

[OldTimeGamer1966]

I'm not going to freak out but I'm not going to pretend like this isn't cause for pause. The fact that Michael Thomas is still not 100% is crazy to me. It seems like he's been gone for 5 years.

As far as Dav goes, he's always going to be dealing with some sort of injury or malady. He's just one of those players. I call them Can't Get Right guys. Their bodies can't handle football. At the other end of the spectrum you have guys like Cam Jordan and Will Smith who bang out season after season relatively healthy.

I know Jordan has played through some nasty injuries like the sports hernia that (if I can remember correctly) was so bad his abductor muscle had detached itself from the bone in 2019 and still played in the probowl .

Some guys can and are willing to play through different things. Jordan is tough as nails but you are right he has been relatively healthy throughout his career and if he isn't he just plays through it.