Saints WR Michael Thomas Expected To Have Ankle Surgery This Offseason

According to Adam Schefter, Saints WR Michael Thomas plans to undergo ankle surgery this offseason to fix his torn deltoid ligament and other damage. 

Thomas suffered the injury Week 1 and battled through it for the entire season, though it limited him to just seven games and only 40 catches the year after setting the NFL record for receptions. 

The plan is to have plenty of time to recover and be 100 percent for New Orleans going into 2021. 

Thomas, 27, was drafted by the Saints in the second round out of Ohio State in 2016. He was entering the final year of a four-year, $5.118 million rookie contract when he agreed to a five-year, $100 million extension in 2019. 

In 2020, Thomas appeared in seven games for the Saints and caught 40 passes for 438 yards receiving and no touchdowns.