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Mailbag: How Likely Is a Michael Thomas Trade?

My first camp swing’s done, I’m going to see Washington and New England the next couple of days, and all of you managed to fill the mailbag up again. Let’s go …

From Nolan McDowell (@Nolan1McDowell): How likely is a Michael Thomas trade?

At this point, I’m sure it’s possible, but I’d say not likely. The Saints, understandably, are upset with Thomas’s holding off on surgery until June, and Thomas, of course, has had his own issues with the team. Sean Payton’s history has shown that he’s O.K. with not paying the skill-position players (before Thomas and Alvin Kamara, he and Mickey Loomis had never paid one more than $10 million per year).