After Saints huge receiver Chris Olave suffered a concussion on a go from Derek Carr early in Sunday’s recreation in opposition to the Panthers, former Saints wideout Michael Thomas despatched out a string of tweets criticizing Carr for the throw.
Thomas known as Carr “ass on my granny” and stated the Saints erred in altering offensive coaches as a result of Carr stays the issue in New Orleans. After the 23-22 loss was over, Carr was requested about Thomas’s feedback.
Carr stated placing a receiver into hurt’s approach is “one thing I’d by no means do to a teammate” on objective and stated it makes him “sick” anytime a participant is injured whereas attempting to catch a go. Carr stated he needs “it might have by no means occurred” and that he may have made Thomas happier after they had been teammates, however that he is undecided why Thomas holds him in such low regard.
“I’ve had so many teammates over time and he is just like the one dude that did not get together with me,” Carr stated, through Katherine Terrell of ESPN.com. “And I do not know what I did to him. I do not know why he feels that approach. I am sorry for no matter he is coping with to make really feel him like he is bought to do this. I do not know. However he is by no means known as me throughout any of this. My telephone quantity has by no means modified. I’ve the truth is known as him on totally different events. Simply to attempt. And typically you’ll be able to attempt as exhausting as you need and it simply does not work out. And that is OK, so I do not know why he feels any kind of approach. I did not see it. I will not see it. As a result of I at all times ignore all the pieces, good and dangerous. I attempt to ignore all the pieces. It is unlucky. Particularly coming from a participant like that. However I want him the most effective. I hope he will get on a group and does what he needs to do and loves it.”
The Saints have misplaced seven straight video games, so there could be a variety of dangerous emotions across the group absent any accidents and Olave happening solely made Sunday extra painful for everyone concerned.
