METAIRIE, La. -- Michael Thomas didn’t make many rookie mistakes during his record-breaking season with the New Orleans Saints.
But he did slip up right there at the end.
Thomas swapped jerseys with Atlanta Falcons star Julio Jones after Sunday’s season finale, then quickly realized he wanted to keep the jersey for his father because he had just broken all of the Saints’ rookie receiving marks.
“I’ll have to see if I can get that back,” Thomas said after the game.
Thomas’ faux pas backs up what he kept insisting: that he was more concerned about team goals than individual achievements, and he was disappointed that the Saints finished their 7-9 season with the 38-32 loss at Atlanta.