New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas. Brett Davis-USA TODAY Sports

Michael Thomas called out by former teammate C.J. Gardner-Johnson

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 5/12/23

New Orleans Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas might want to mark one date, Dec. 3, on his calendar for the 2023 season.

Thomas was called out by former Saints teammate C.J. Gardner-Johnson a day after the NFL schedule release. Gardner-Johnson’s Lions will face the Saints in Week 13. The safety is pretty obviously looking forward to it.

In an appearance on FanDuel’s “Up & Adams,” Gardner-Johnson was pretty quick to lay down the gauntlet.

“He knows what time it is.”

— @CGJXXIII on going head-to-head against Michael Thomas

Week 13. Lions at Saints. pic.twitter.com/7NcyxZXdZJ

— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) May 12, 2023

“He knows what time it is, and I’m not going to say nothing about that,” Gardner-Johnson said. “He knows what time it is.”

There is some history between Thomas and Gardner-Johnson. Back in 2020, the two had a practice-field confrontation that led to Thomas sitting out a game. Whatever happened during the incident, Gardner-Johnson probably has not forgotten about it.

Thomas will have to stay on the field for this matchup to come to fruition. He has played just 10 games since the start of the 2020 season, largely because of injuries, including missing all of 2021-22 and 14 games last season. Gardner-Johnson is presumably rooting for him to stay healthy so they can square off.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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