New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas will be placed on injured reserve and likely miss the rest of the season, according to Saints head coach Dennis Allen.
Allen said that Thomas had a dislocated second toe and will have surgery to repair it, likely ending his season.
Thomas has not played in a game since injuring the toe against the Carolina Panthers in Week 3. Allen was asked earlier in the season why Thomas did not go on IR at the time of the injury and said that the initial timetable potentially put his return around the four-game mark, noting that it was a tough decision to put a “player of that caliber” on IR if there was a chance he could return ahead of schedule.
Thomas signed a five-year, $100 million extension prior to the 2019 season, a year in which he set an NFL record with 149 catches and was named the Offensive Player of the Year. He has missed 31 games since the beginning of the 2020 season.