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Michael Thomas Ruled Out for Rest of Vikings Game

The Saints lost Michael Thomas early due to a knee injury and he will not return.

John Hendrix

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Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas has been ruled out for the rest of the game against the Vikings due to a knee injury he suffered in the first quarter. The official announcement came early in the third quarter.

Thomas took a big shot to his back on a pass play early and was able to stay in through the first drive. However, Thomas went into the blue medical tent and stayed in there for several minutes before exiting it with a ball cap and rejoining the Saints sideline.

We did not originally spot Thomas coming out of halftime, but he was spotted later. New Orleans enters a bye week following this game, with their next game being against Atlanta on the road for Week 12.

The Saints trail the Vikings big in Minneapolis and have another injury to worry about with Derek Carr, who took a big shot and eventually took a cart ride to the locker room.

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John Hendrix
JOHN HENDRIX

I officially started covering the New Orleans Saints & other NFL topics in 2011. My work has been featured on various outlets over the years. I worked closely with Skyhorse Publishing in Fall 2018 to update the book, Tales From the New Orleans Saints Sidelines, which filled in all Saints material from the 2013-2017 seasons. Prior to joining Saints News Network, I served as the Managing Editor of SB Nation's Canal Street Chronicles for 3.5 years, and before that with FanSided's Who Dat Dish as the Managing Editor for several years. I have also had experiences of being a freelance Saints reporter for The Sun Herald in Biloxi, MS and a contributing writer for WDSU, a local NBC TV station in New Orleans. I have appeared on a vast amount of TV and Radio shows, both nationally and locally. For tips, comments, or suggestions, please contact me at johnhendrix@saintsnews.net

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