NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints put wide receiver Michael Thomas on injured reserve Tuesday, the team announced. Thomas will miss at least four games with a knee injury and will be eligible to return for the Saints' Week 16 game against the Los Angeles Rams on Dec.
21. The move came one day after Saints coach Dennis Allen said injuries to Thomas and starting cornerback Marshon Lattimore (ankle) will «take some time» to heal.
Both players, who were injured during the Saints' loss to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 10, spent the bye week rehabbing. Allen did not commit to IR stints for either player Monday, and Lattimore remained on the active roster as of Tuesday.
Allen called both injuries «fairly significant» last week but said a week ago that they were waiting for second opinions. «I think we're all on the same page in terms of where we're at,» Allen said in his latest update.