NFL suspends free agent receiver Michael Thomas for rules violation

NFL suspends free agent Receiver Michael Thomas for rules violation the New Orleans Saints released Thomas in March fry agent wide receiver Michael Thomas who sped the past eight seasons with the New Orleans Saints continues to search for a new NFL home if Thomas does sign with a team at some point over the next week he will not be eligible to take the fetal during the NFL's opening week the lead determined the two-time All Pro violated the NFL's personal conduct policy in November Thomas was arrested in nov November 2023 in caner Louisiana after a confrontation with a construction worker he was later accepted into a pre-trial diversion program in Kenner pre-trial diversion is essentially a six-month probationary period for first offenders Kenner spokesperson Valerie broland said in March in addition to avoiding subsequent arrests while in the program defendants Also may be required to take classes receive treatment and pay fines the construction worker told police Thomas began yelling at him about parking in front of his home November 10 and allegedly verbally threatened to harm him Thomas then picked up a brick and threw it at the window of a truck but caused little if any damage the worker reportedly told police Thomas then knocked the victim's phone from his hand shoved him and told him he did not want to be recorded police said the Saints selected Thomas in the second round of the 2016 NFL draft he finished his rookie campaign with 1,137 receiving yards and nine touchdowns he ended each of his first four seasons with at least 1,000 receiving yards he was named the NFL's offensive player of the year after recording a league leading 1,725 receiving yards in 2019 but Thomas most recent four seasons were marred by injury Thomas missed the entire 2021 season due to an ankle injury and appeared in just 20 games from 2020 to 23