Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas hasn’t played in an NFL game since Jan. 17, 2021, but on Wednesday, he made his long-awaited return to the field as training camp gets underway.
When he last played a full season healthy in 2019, Thomas was named Offensive Player of the Year after catching 149 passes for 1,725 yards and nine touchdowns in 16 games. But in ’20 he injured his ankle in Week 1 and hasn’t been healthy since. He only played seven games that regular season but appeared in both of the team’s playoff games.
He delayed his ankle surgery until June to repair several ligaments, which led to him missing the entire 2021 season after suffering a setback in November where he had to get another procedure done.