Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas appeared to confirm his exit from New Orleans on Saturday, remembering the city on social media and saying he appreciated the fans’ support.
“The love from saints nation has always been so authentic in reality and from the real fans,” Thomas wrote on “X,” the platform formerly known as Twitter.
The love from saints nation has always been so authentic in reality and from the real fans. But the internet just try to create an agenda. Hide behind pages you know fake . Fake pages , bots, trolls etc. stay focused. It’s all fake. 24hr media for clicks it’s the new world.
— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) March 9, 2024
The Saints are expected to release Thomas when the new league year starts next week, rather than paying for an expensive second year of the contract he signed with the team last offseason.
Thomas also reposted several messages and photos from fans and wrote multiple posts detailing charity work he did in New Orleans during his career with the Saints.
“I pulled up to Treme, New Orleans in a boot and gave kids a Christmas of a lifetime. And put smiles on everyone of they faces,” he wrote in one.
Thomas also remembered good times in the Superdome, particularly during the years he played with Drew Brees and helped the Saints to the playoffs four consecutive years between 2017-2020.
Thomas was a two-time All-Pro and was the 2019 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, the same season he set a league record with 149 receptions. But he battled multiple injuries and had just 95 receptions over the final four seasons of his tenure with the Saints.
“It was always fun turning the Dome into one BIG party. Not everyone can do that,” he wrote in one, and in another, “We took it too the extreme or it didn’t seem honest. #WhoDat.”
