Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas was placed in a police car after a contractor in his neighborhood said Thomas pushed and threatened him where his vehicle was parked.
It is unclear whether Thomas was arrested. The Saints have confirmed they are aware of the incident and are gathering further details.
The contractor, Luis Cifuentes, told WDSU in New Orleans that around 5:30 p.m. Friday, Thomas threw two bricks at his truck, knocking it over.
Cifuentes said he was the project manager for a house being built near Thomas’ home and Thomas complained that construction workers parked their vehicles on the street. Cifuentes said Thomas made threatening comments, including that Cifuentes’ car would get “a rock or a bullet” if he parked where Thomas told him not to.
“He drives up and I see him get out and I thought, ‘I don’t know what he’s doing, I’m just worried about my construction site,’ and he walks up to this big pile of sand and grabs a brick and he throws it him on my car, and the guys are like, “Hey, man, your truck, your truck!” “Oh, dude, he’s actually doing something,” so I grab my phone and start recording him, and he grabbed my phone, grabbed me and pushed me,” Cifuentes said.
Cifuentes said he was a fan of Thomas and was shocked by the way Thomas acted.
“I told him I was like, ‘Man, listen, I cheered for you every Sunday, I never thought I’d have this much of a problem with you.’ So now we’re here,” Cifuentes said.
Thomas, whose career has been plagued by injuries the past three years, has played in all nine games this year. He ranks third on the Saints in both catches (38) and receiving yards (439). There is no indication that the incident will prevent Thomas from playing in Minnesota on Sunday.