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The New Orleans Saints and WR Michael Thomas have agreed to a restructured contract, according to ESPN's Field Yates. Thomas who is 29 years old, is under contract with the Saints through the 2024 season. His base salary in 2023 will be reduced from $15.5 million to $1.165 million. Also, if he is still with the team in 2023, Thomas will receive a $31.75 million roster bonus that will be fully guaranteed on the 3rd day of the league year, which is March 17th. Thomas will also receive a signing bonus of $908K this week, which is the equivalent to one extra game check for this season.

Both teams played well, this was one of the most competitive games of the week. Jameis Winston looked comfortable as the starter. The Saints offense looks like it has deadly potential as long as everyone can stay healthy. Pete Werner played really well and looks like they hit gold with 2021 second round pick. Atlanta didn't play terrible and I was actually surprised they played as well as they did with seemingly a new philosophy and vibe surrounding the team going into this season, Marcus ARIOTA Impressed and looked like a viable option at quarterback, they'll need the receivers to step up but the roster itself looks pretty nice on the offensive side.

Saints training camp news on Jameis Winston, Marcus Davenport, Michael Thomas, and Kirk Merritt is the main focus of today’s Saints YouTube video! The latest Michael Thomas injury update informs us that Michael Thomas is now dealing with a hamstring injury. Dennis Allen is acting as if the Michael Thomas injury news is not a very big deal and that NFL news is blowing the Michael Thomas updates out of proportion. Who Dat Nation also gets the latest Jameis Winston news, which indicates that Jameis Winston training camp highlights are looking great. Will Jameis Winston play week 1 in the Saints vs. Falcons matchup? Will Marcus Davenport come off the Saints PUP list? Will the Saints defense show off Marcus Maye, Tyrann Mathieu, C.J. Gardner-Johnson, Cam Jordan, Marcus Maye, and Marshon Lattimore in the Saints vs. Chargers preseason game? #NFL

New Orleans Saints rumors today are focused around an NFL trade rumors article written by Bleacher Report laying out the “ideal” trade for every NFL team this offseason. The article suggested that the Saints trade away Michael Thomas in order to help with the current cap space situation. Being that the salary cap is going to be the biggest issue moving forward for New Orleans, it makes sense that Bleacher Report would suggest this idea, even if it isn’t a good one. Mitchell Renz gives his reaction to the latest Saints trade rumors in today’s video! #NFL

The New Orleans Saints have a decision to make this offseason on the future of star WR Michael Thomas. The Saints are tight on salary cap space and Thomas has a huge cap hit. That wouldn’t be an issue if Thomas was playing like he has in the past, but he’s played less than a quarter of the Saints’ games in the past 2 seasons due to injury. On top of that, the handling of his ankle injury this year might be a major issue for the Saints. With Sean Payton gone and a possible rebuild here, could the Saints cut or trade Michael Thomas this year? #NFL

The New Orleans Saints are in serious need of a rebuild.

Today in sports history, New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas broke the NFL’s single-season reception record. With his 144th catch of the season, Thomas broke Marvin Harrison’s 17-year old record. The Saints would go on to beat the Tennessee Titans, 38-28.