Thomas was a guest on 104.3 The Fan on Wednesday and said, via Nicki Jhabvala of TheAthletic.com, that he wants to play an 11th NFL season. Thomas added that he feels good physically and that he wants to reach 10,000 career receiving yards."
The Patriots need help at wide receiver and while Thomas could help a young quarterback blossom. DT is trending in the wrong way age wise. However if the Patriots are thinking about Chris Hogan, why not consider a second run with DT?
"Thomas signed with the Patriots last offseason, but was traded to the Jets in early September..."
Thomas was upset with the trade. He waited to resign with the Patriots instead of looking for a new team because of Bill Belichick. When the Patriots acquired AB and Shipped Thomas out, he let his frustrations be known.
Thomas had this to say about the situation."It was insulting, for sure,” Thomas told the New York Daily News' Manish Mehta. “Once I got cut (on August 31), I could have just come here (to the Jets) and not stayed there and re-sign. When they re-signed me, I was thinking that I was good. Two weeks later, I was gone.
"So, it’s like, ‘Why did I waste my time?’ Because at the end of the day, it was kind of a waste of time for me." "They kicked me (to the curb) and shipped me out like I’m just a rookie," " ... It was disrespectful to me."
" ... You told me when you cut me at the (final) cut, sit around you’ll bring me back. And I stayed. I could have easily become a Jet once I got cut. … I could have been here the next day after I got released. But I chose to stay."
"Coach (Belichick) came up to me and was like, ‘Uh, we got too many guys. We can’t get the ball around enough and we’re going to trade you to the Jets,' " Thomas said. "And that was that."
Look, location is everything in football. Playing for the wrong team can destroy a players career. Good players are smart about where they sign. No way DT signs with Sam Darnold, the kid from the sixth sense.
There was a lot of hope when the Patriots signed Thomas to a one year six million dollar deal.
Scott Polacek wrote last year. "Thomas was one of the best receivers in the league during his tenure with the Broncos, making four Pro Bowls and winning a Super Bowl. He topped 1,000 receiving yards five seasons in a row from 2012 through 2016 and tallied double-digit touchdown catches three times in that span.
He consistently demonstrated the height at 6'3" to high-point passes in the end zone, the speed to beat defenders in press coverage and the agility to make tacklers miss in the open field.
However, the Georgia Tech product saw his 1,000-yard streak end in 2017 with 949 receiving yards, and he experienced a significant decline in production in 2018 with 59 catches for 677 yards and five touchdowns split between Denver and Houston."
DT went from projected comeback player the year to a wasted season on a team with a young quarterback and a coach that couldn't win on a division III college team. Could Bill mend the fence and get Thomas as a minimum? Thomas is just looking for a one and done to break 10,000 yards,
During his time with the Jets, "He played in 11 games and caught 36 passes for 433 yards and a touchdown.
That left him with 9,763 career receiving yards. The vast majority of those yards came in eight-plus seasons with the Broncos, who traded him to the Texans in October 2018. Thomas tore his Achilles that December, which contributed to Houston releasing him after the end of the regular season."
One would think Thomas is an upgrade at the Position but again, like with Chris Hogan, maybe it's time to move on and stop living in the past with guys who's stats have been in decline.
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