Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Pierre Thomas revealed Monday that he has three fractured ribs, but plans to play through the injury in the postseason.
Thomas did get Week 17 off, and the Saints' first-round bye certainly won't hurt his chances. His plan is to wear a flak jacket to cover the ribs. The Saints will push Thomas to play because Mike Bell is struggling badly, and Lynell Hamilton and Reggie Bush aren't carry-the-load options. Still, opponents will be gunning for his abdomen after he let this cat out of the bag.

Source: Jeff Duncan on Twitter

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Damn i wish he would have kept this quiet...man they are gonna really try to punish him...i hope he can produce,,he's our best back..no doubt..ive had bruised ribs and it hurts like hell..you cant get comfortable at all..can they give him a shot before the game?

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Well #^%&^$%

BAD news...

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

even though is not the ideal situation for our runningback core, if he plays limited we will see both him and bush, im sure every1 has seen how bush has been playing recently. get healthy soon thomas

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Big loss IMO. Time for Reggie to light up, and we know he can.

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Didn't he have fractured ribs a couple years ago when he tore up the Bears for like 250 total yards?

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

he may want them to think it will affect him, and let them gun for his bad side then he'll just put his move on there ass and take off. there are different types of fractures, i know they all hurt but he probably has micro fractures which he can still play. hamilton been doing just fine lately holding onto the ball also

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Either way, this hugs root man. Get better PT, we need ya...

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

WOW, this is terrible. I have had one broke rib and it took months for me to recover.

Re: Pierre Thomas , fractured ribs
 

Yea but you're a wuss. PT will be fine after 3 weeks to heal.

It's a good thing QBree's avatar is making me feel better.