Michael Thomas, New Orleans Saints - Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
We all know New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas is going to miss the start of the season. Sean Payton is understandably frustrated, and a recent report explains why he and the Saints franchise are a little more than miffed with their star receiver.
Thomas ignored multiple calls from Saints coaches over a three-month period after the end of the 2020 season, according to Jeff Duncan of the Times-Picayune. Then-Saints trainer Beau Lowery, wide receiver coach Curtis Johnson, and Payton all tried to reach Thomas to get an update on his ankle injury.