The former NFL wide receiver has confidence in his nephew's ability to become the man in New Orleans.
"Sean [Payton] asked me what I think. I said [Michael Thomas] is a bigger, faster Colston, to me."
Michael Thomas' uncle, former NFL wideout Keyshawn Johnson had some pretty high praise for his nephew in talking to ESPN's Mike Triplett. Johnson compared Thomas to former Saints wide receiver Marques Colston, saying that, "If you're striving to be someone in the National Football League, Marques Colston is [somebody you want to be]," according to Triplett. Johnson would call him "Marques Colston 2.