Michael Thomas has been ruled out for Week 8 against the Chicago Bears with a hamstring injury.

Thomas has played in just one game this season.

There has been speculation Thomas' camp is trying to get him traded by the New Orleans Saints. 

The camp of Michael Thomas has tried to get another team to make a trade offer to the New Orleans Saints before the Nov. 3 deadline.

Thomas has played in just one game this season.

The Saints would absorb a $20 million cap charge if Thomas is traded. Thomas signed a five-year, $100 million contract extension with the Saints in 2019.

Michael Thomas underwent an MRI this week on his hamstring injury that revealed a Grade 1 strain that is expected to sideline him for one to two weeks.

Thomas was already ruled out for Week 7 and could also miss Week 8 against the Chicago Bears.

Thomas previously had a high ankle sprain suffered in Week 1.

Sunday's contest will be the fifth consecutive game that Thomas has missed after he suffered the high ankle sprain and was benched for team disciplinary reasons in Week 5.

The New Orleans Saints will be without Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders for Week 7.

Thomas is dealing with a hamstring injury.

Sanders tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday.

The Saints and New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell have announced an agreement to have a limited number of fans back in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome over the remainder of the season under a phased approach.

They will start with 3,000 tickets being distributed to season-ticket holders for Sunday's game against the Carolina Panthers.

If local guidelines remain in place and COVID-19 cases remain stable, attendance will increase to 6,000 fans for November games and 15,000 in December.

Michael Thomas was not technically suspended by the New Orleans Saints for Monday's game against the Los Angeles Chargers.

PFT has obtained a copy of the letter that the Saints sent to Thomas. The subject line of the letter uses the phrase “Fine for Conduct Detrimental to the Club.”

Here’s the key language: “[T]his letter is to notify you that you have been fined in the amount of $58,823.53 . . . for engaging in conduct detrimental to the club.” In other words, Thomas was fined, not suspended.

The Saints may have chosen not to pick a $27.95 million fight with Thomas and the NFL Players Association, since the matter undoubtedly would have gone to a grievance.

The NFL's owners will vote on Wednesday whether or not to move the next New Orleans Super Bowl from 2024 to 2025.

The owners have not yet decided who will host the Super Bowl in 2024, but a leading contender is Las Vegas.

When the NFL awarded New Orleans Super Bowl LVIII, it was going to be a tight squeeze with Mardi Gras on February 13, 2024.

The New Orleans Saints have opened discussions with LSU officials about having the Saints play upcoming games at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge.

"LSU has been gracious and enthusiastic regarding hosting our future games, and we very much appreciate their partnership," Saints official Greg Bensel said. "We have also discussed the possibility of moving our home games to LSU with the NFL and they are aware of our exploring this option.

"Obviously, our overwhelming preference is to play our games in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with partial fan attendance, but there has been no indication from the city on when, or if, this might be approved."

The city of New Orleans has repeatedly declined to allow the Saints to have limited-capacity fan attendance because of the coronavirus pandemic.

NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy said the league has had "ongoing conversations with the Saints about LSU" and pointed out that there are 15 NFL teams that have been approved to host fans after Philadelphia announced its intention to do so Tuesday.

The New Orleans Saints came away impressed with Justin Herbert after their overtime win over the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday night.

Demario Davis said Herbert "definitely doesn't play like a rookie" after the first-round pick threw four touchdowns.

"Young kid was out there taking a lot of hits today," Cam Jordan said. "Our front seven got after him pretty well. He made a lot of great plays down the stretch. ... He may be a force to be reckoned with for years to come."

Herbert has a 68.8% completion percentage, 1,195 yards, nine touchdowns and three interceptions in four games this season with a 107.1 passer rating.

Michael Thomas will not play in Week 5 against the Los Angeles Chargers following an altercation with a teammate at practice this weekend.

Thomas had been listed as questionable with an ankle injury, but the Saints updated his status Sunday to out, saying the change was not related to injury.

Thomas had an altercation with C.J. Gardner-Johnson.