Saints vs Chiefs Thursday Injury Report, Thomas Remains Out

Wednesday injury reports, the first of a Sunday game week for NFL teams, often give a glimpse into what the lineup could look like come gameday.

Thursday injury reports give us a better glimpse.

Starting quarterback Drew Brees was officially designated to come off IR and return to practice.

Technically, he doesn't officially come off IR until the team decides to do so. They have 21 days from the day of designation to make the decision.

Therefore, he's not listed on today's injury report, and there's no guarantee he'll return from IR this week, though the fact that he's able to practice is a good sign.

A bad sign is All-Pro wide receiver Michael Thomas, who has been his usual productive self on the field the last month, was a DNP (did not participate) for the second consecutive day.

New Orleans (10-3) hosts Kansas City (12-1) at 3:25 Sunday afternoon in the premiere NFL matchup of the weekend.

Here's a rundown of Thursday's practice/injury report for both teams.

LP - limited participant FP - full participant DNP - did not practice/participate

NEW ORLEANS SAINTS

Position	Name	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday
DT	Malcom Brown	Shoulder/Calf	DNP	DNP
G	Nick Easton	Concussion	DNP	DNP
WR	Michael Thomas	Ankle	DNP	DNP
DT	Malcolm Roach	Illness	DNP	FP
WR	Deonte Harris	Neck	DNP	LP
T	Ryan Ramczyk	Elbow	LP	FP
DE	Marcus Davenport	Quad	LP	FP
G	Andrus Peat	Foot	LP	FP

KANSAS CITY CHIEFS

Position	Name	Injury	Wednesday	Thursday
T	Mike Remmers	Back/Neck	DNP	DNP
T	Eric Fisher	Back	DNP	DNP
LB	Damien Wilson	Knee	DNP	DNP
WR	Tyreek Hill	Hamstring	FP	FP
TE	Nick Keizer	Ankle/Knee	FP	FP
DE	Tanoh Kpassagnon	Hip	FP	FP
DT	Derrick Nnadi	Ankle	FP	FP
DE	Alex Okafor	Knee	FP	FP
T	Martinas Rankin	Knee	FP	FP
C	Austin Reiter	Knee	FP	FP
RB	Darwin Thompson	Illness		DNP
TE	Ricky Seals-Jones	Illness		DNP