NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Saints, in a surprise turn of events, will retain wide receiver Michael Thomas, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The sides have agreed to a one-year, $10 million deal that could pay Thomas up to $15 million, the source told Schefter. A parting of ways looked inevitable in January after the Saints restructured Thomas' deal, bringing his base salary to the league minimum for 2023 and 2024 in exchange for large roster bonuses that would have made keeping him or trading him extremely difficult.
But the Saints said publicly that nothing had been decided and the move simply gave them flexibility in free agency. It became clear the tide was turning last week after the Saints agreed to terms with former Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr.
Thomas retweeted several articles about the addition of Carr on his social media account, adding «Thank you Jesus,» in another tweet.