Fleur-de-Links, July 30: Michael Thomas ranks as #5 best player in the NFL

New Orleans Saints:

Officially licensed Saints face coverings available - Canal Street Chronicles

Officially licensed Saints face coverings are available for the first time, with partial proceeds from the sales going to the CDC Foundation.

New Orleans Saints receiver Michael Thomas makes NFL Network’s list of Top 100 players at No. 5 - New Orleans Saints

Saints receiver Michael Thomas breaks the top 10 of NFL Network’s Top 100 players, coming in at #5.

Are Saints RT Ryan Ramczyk & CB Marshon Lattimore being disrespected in their NFL Top 100 rankings? - Canal Street Chronicles

Canal Street Chronicles writers discuss whether offensive tackle Ryan Ramczyk and cornerback Marshon Lattimore are ranked to low in the Top 100, with Ramcyzk ranked #82 and Lattimore #76.

Sean Payton says he won’t be surprised to see games affected by COVID-19 - NFL

Sean Payton thinks that COVID-19 will affect games in 2020 season, going as far as to say, “I won’t be surprised if some games are forfeit.”

How many Saints will end up opting out of the 2020 NFL season? - Canal Street Chronicles

We won’t ultimately know how many Saints players will opt out of the 2020 season until August 3rd, but some players, like Malcolm Jenkins, might be worth keeping an eye on.

Different start to training camp doesn’t alter expectations for New Orleans Saints and GM Mickey Loomis - New Orleans Saints

Mickey Loomis says that, while he is concerned about the health of the players, his expectations for the Saints training camp haven’t changed.

Re-vamped Lions ready to host Saints in Week 4 - Canal Street Chronicles

A look at the Saints Week 4 2020 opponent, the Detroit Lions.