The New Orleans Saints suspended wide receiver Michael Thomas for Week 5’s game with the Los Angeles Chargers after an altercation during practice with safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson (who also goes by “Ceedy Duce”), and it drew a range of reactions from NFL fans across social media.
It’s understandable that people would be frustrated by this. Thomas hasn’t played since suffering an ankle sprain back in Week 1, and he’s experienced enough to know better than to swing at a teammate (especially when they’ve got their helmet on). His team has a 2-2 record and could have really used his help.
But he and Gardner-Johnson are two of the most competitive guys on the team, and they’ve gotten into scraps before. Hopefully Thomas getting benched sends a strong enough message from Sean Payton to keep tempers from flaring up again later on down the road.
When Saints fans found out it was CJGJ that Michael Thomas fought with pic.twitter.com/3VxlJWEzq8
— Ryan (@datboywolf) October 12, 2020
Already knew it was Ceedy
— 🗝🔑 DusseKage Papi 🔑🗝 (@RentMoneyGawd) October 11, 2020
LMAO of course it was Ceedy https://t.co/VBWgS07V6w
— KEV. (@bucklezzzman) October 11, 2020
Naw Ceedy easily our most aggravating defender lmao
— Stan Darsh (@BlowOnMyMike) October 11, 2020
*Saints player makes a slant joke*
Michael Thomas: pic.twitter.com/pdJ6tJy4i9
— Ry🐝 (@NinjaBands) October 11, 2020
Maybe Michael Thomas will light a fire under the secondary.
I’m trying to be optimistic here 😂
— Chris Rosvoglou (@RosvoglouReport) October 11, 2020
Sean Payton looking over his shoulder to see Thomas and Ceedy Deuce: pic.twitter.com/eledepHNyV
— TuttleSZN (@TuttleSzn) October 11, 2020
It went from Ceedy Duce to Ceedeez Hands real quick for the Saints.
I’ll see myself out.
— Chris Rosvoglou (@RosvoglouReport) October 11, 2020
Being a Michael Thomas owner in fantasy thinking he’d play this week. pic.twitter.com/AJ2n8YfVhw
— Colin Smith (@Colin_Smith2599) October 11, 2020
Chauncey might wanna go by Ceedy depending on how bad Mike got him pic.twitter.com/6SU8egB9Fu
— ًِ (@itsbriaaa) October 11, 2020
Rapsheet sitting on the sidelines watching this Michael Thomas drama unfold pic.twitter.com/5kaVPiPUl4
— John Sigler (@john_siglerr) October 11, 2020
