New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas enters the 2023 season fully healthy for the first time in three years after undergoing multiple surgeries to deal with various ailments.
Speaking with ESPN's Katherine Terrell, Thomas said that his recovery time from those surgeries was impacted by his body rejecting the hardware that was inserted to help him heal.
"I don't want to use this as an excuse," Thomas said. "But also, when you get surgeries and they put hardware in, sometimes your body rejects the hardware."
He added: "Your body responds and healing responds to it.