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Former New Orleans Saints All-Pro wide receiver Michael Thomas went on a tirade about Derek Carr on social media Sunday, asserting that the quarterback is the reason for the Saints’ disastrous 2-7 season.
On the latest edition of “All Facts No Brakes,” host Keyshawn Johnson — Thomas’ uncle — offered his perspective on why Thomas went on such a scorching rant.
“[Thomas is] speaking from his own experience of being injured with Carr as his quarterback, but he’s also speaking for the people in the locker room that don’t want Carr at the quarterback position because they’re in the locker room, [so] it’s tough for them to criticize their quarterback,” Johnson said. “They weren’t tweeting about him, so it’s okay for Mikey, who has his ex-teammates’ back because he doesn’t play with them [anymore].”
When asked about Thomas’ posts, Carr said that he has “love” for Thomas but “doesn’t care” for his comments. He went on to add that Thomas is “like the one dude” in the four-time Pro Bowler’s 11-year career who didn’t get along with him.
New Orleans began this season 2-0, beating Carolina and Dallas by a combined score of 91-29. The Saints followed up the strong start by losing seven straight, with the most recent being a 23-22 loss on the road to the then-1-7 Panthers.
In the days following that loss, the Saints fired head coach Dennis Allen — subsequently promoting special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi to interim coach — and traded cornerback and four-time Pro Bowler Marshon Lattimore and a fifth-round draft pick to Washington for third-, fourth- and sixth-round picks. New Orleans went a combined 18-25 under Allen from 2022-24.
Carr has totaled 1,225 passing yards, nine passing touchdowns, four interceptions and a 99.2 passer rating this season, while completing 67.9% of his passes. He has missed three starts due to an oblique injury, with rookie Spencer Rattler starting in Carr’s place. As a whole, the Saints are averaging 206.1 passing yards (18th in the NFL),…
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Publish date : 2024-11-07 21:15:55
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