WATCH: Michael Thomas shares injury update on rehab process

New Orleans Saints star wide receiver Michael Thomas was at one point, one of the best receivers in football. But he had to undergo serious ankle surgery in July of 2021, due to an injury he suffered during the 2020 season. The surgery forced him to miss the entirety of the 2021-2022 NFL season. Now there are plenty of questions surrounding his status as he tries to make his return for the 2022 season and whether or not he’ll be fully healthy.

The superstar recently released a video on his Instagram page updating fans on his rehab process via social media.

Check it out.

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— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) June 7, 2022

New Orleans Saints star wide receiver Michael Thomas reportedly did not participate in team practice in late May despite being in the team’s facility, according to Saints insider Nick Underhill.

Saints head coach Dennis Allen’s main priority with Thomas is to get him healthy for week one, so missing voluntary OTA’s isn’t that big of a deal in the grand scheme of things. Still, Thomas hasn’t completed the road to recovery just yet.

“That would be our hope,” Allen said. “We feel good about what Mike’s done in the rehab process. There’s still a few hurdles that we’ve got to climb, with any of our guys that had any injuries they’re trying to get back from.”

Until Thomas returns to the Saints’ lineup, they’ll rely on a decent helping of returning receivers alongside the services of first-round draft pick Chris Olave out of Ohio State.

Michael Thomas comes to Urban Meyer’s defense amid multiple controversies

Michael Thomas is skeptical of the reports about his former head coach Urban Meyer. After The Athletic released a story  detailing a toxic work environment under Meyer, the Saints receiver took to Twitter to offer his thoughts.

“I feel like y’all just saying anything now about Urban,” Thomas wrote followed by an emoji that implied he believes the reports are lies.”

Thomas played under Meyer from 2012-15 at Ohio State, recording a career 113 catches, 1,602 yards receiving and 18 touchdowns. The New Orleans Saints selected him in the second round of the 2016 NFL Draft, and he has since gone on to make three Pro Bowl appearances in the NFL.

Michael Thomas and Urban Meyer enjoyed their most successful season together in 2015 when the Buckeyes defeated Oregon to win the national championship. Meyer continued to coach at Ohio State until the end of the 2018 season, when he resigned citing health reasons and after sexual assault allegations were brought against one of his longtime assistants. Meyer returned three years later, this time taking a job in the NFL as the Jaguars head coach.

On3’s Barkley Truax also contributed to this article.