I offered Golliday ($22 to keep) and Bernard for Thomas ($71 to keep) to the Mixon owner, but got rejected.
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WR Michael Thomas, NO (2 Viewers)
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The Tahitian Facemask
Footballguy
I offered James Robinson ($14) and Allen Robinson ($37), both free agents after the season and wouldn’t be kept, for Thomas ($51) on a contract thru 2022. Was accepted in 2 seconds. Sitting at 2-4. Would rather overpay a bit short term and get a solid piece (I hope) than get nothing. Depth is still fine.
⚡DEADHEAD⚡
Footballguy
I gotta say, I've had Thomas I think at least two times in redrafts, including last year, and I thought he was a pretty upstanding guy. Had no idea he's a bit of a diva. I'm really surprised.
Soulfly3
Footballguy
first id seen of it was the offseason bashing of brees for his BLM issue. kinda snowballed from there.
Ted Stickles
Footballguy
Whoa! Why would you even send that?icehouse said:
Doug B
Footballguy
Thomas' big tell had been being ornery and petty on Twitter. Everybody kind of just shrugs off cuttin' up on Twitter ... but I don't know. Maybe I'm just being an old man about it.Soulfly3 said:
So ... are there players who are d-bags on Twitter, but are other otherwise upstanding individuals?
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Something else that, at the time, seemed like nothing but seems bigger looking back: Thomas and Brandin Cooks had some kind of (we thought) mild beef in 2016. At the time, it looked like Cooks was just being childish about not getting enough looks in the offense since Thomas' arrival. The way the news covered it back then, in fact, made Thomas look like not much of a problem at all. Later, though, trickles of rumor came out that Cooks and Thomas were not merely rivals for touches -- the two didn't get along. Maybe nothing ... point is just that now, any old business semi-involving Thomas is getting dredged back up and revisited (at least among fans and plugged-in non-journalist rumor-mongers).
Ghost Rider
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He went after Davonte Parker on social media this past summer in a very childish way over something really inconsequential. The warning signs have been there with Thomas for a while, but that stood out to me as one of those "he is turning into another Antonio Brown" moments.Soulfly3 said:
barackdhouse
Footballguy
Well, he did kind of catch 470 balls in the last 4 years and broke the all time catches record for one season with 149 last year. That's absurd production. Yeah chalk me up as one more that hadn't heard this stuff about him before either.
Banger
Footballguy
I understand the production as I’ve had him in a dynasty league but if you are a team making the biggest investment ever in a WR my guess is you’d want to make sure he was a somewhat stable investment that you’d get your return on...otherwise deal him and let him be someone else’s problem.
barackdhouse
Footballguy
No I know I agree. I'm surprised teams reward players *if* there are so many flags about his personality. Counterpoint would be that WRs just seem to be like that. If they're good they get paid. But......
Banger
Footballguy
dickey moe
Fingerpicker
Antonio Brown-lite.
SproutDaddy
Footballguy
Ministry of Pain
Footballguy
Partial Tear is a Grade 2 and more painful, this sounds like heat and ice therapy more than anything.
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You Know Who I Am
Footballguy
It's what you or I get when we try to play basketball after sitting around for 2 months.
Buck Bradcanon
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Godsbrother
Footballguy
It is good to hear that returned to practice but I've just about given up hope that he plays another down this season.
tombonneau
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Buck Bradcanon
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Kevrunner
Footballguy
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
One more week.
Mystery Achiever
Footballguy
Thanks for update. Okay, so Thomas and Jones. Just waiting for Carson for my trifecta. 
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Buck Bradcanon
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That's one of my guys. Another is Aiyuk, so it's a relatively soft landing. I'll throw a dart at #3 and hope for the best.
Buck Bradcanon
Footballguy
Deamon
Footballguy
lol face it man, you are attached to him. First it was you'd do it if the deal got sweetened and then he added Tanny. Then it was it you knew MT was out then you'd do it. Now it's something else. It's fine if you don't want to deal him but you're just searching for reasons not to hit accept like everyone is recommending you do.
Not everyone. It's the exact opposite sentiment on the dlf dynasty advice board like I quoted above.
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Bigboy10182000
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I’m actually looking to buy. He got 2 limited practices in and should be ready to go next week. This may be the lowest he’ll be.
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Twenty-Four Eighty-Four
Footballguy
In a redraft league I just traded Antonio Brown for Michael Thomas.
Stat Correction
Footballguy
Or maybe they’re not playing him because they’re about to ship his ### to the Jets. That would the be the lowest he’ll be.
ahartig
Footballguy
Wow. Nice move.
I just traded McLaurin for him in redraft and thought i got a killer deal.
Dizzy
Footballguy
I'm with you... this has the smell of trade to it. 9 hrs ago I saw the dancing pickle emoji in this thread, and then 2 hrs later he's declared out? Hmm...Or maybe they’re not playing him because they’re about to ship his ### to the Jets. That would the be the lowest he’ll be.
Judge Smails
Footballguy
I agree something is up. If it was a discipline move they could recover from it would be a 1 week slap on the wrist. This seems like more. Brees may hang it up, so they are assessing long term. May be done with him. Just speculating. As a Brees owner I hope he comes back
Stat Correction
Footballguy
Giving Gurley for MT offer still being considered. In another redraft league, was promptly declined offering Hollywood Brown for MT
ConnSKINS26
Footballguy
Hypothetically, if it’s anywhere close to done, you wouldn’t want to risk him getting a new injury or re-aggravating an old one. It would ruin the potential trade. You don’t need to showcase a guy like MT, really. He’d have to take a physical to finalize any deal that was agreed to anyways.
