Healthy Pierre Thomas big key to New Orleans Saints offense
Which is exactly where he expects to be when the time comes, cheap Pierre Thomas 23 sufficiently recovered from three broken ribs suffered against Tampa Bay on Dec. 27.

"I don't know for sure (that I'll be healed), " Thomas said. "I'm going to pray for it being healed fully. I'm going to wear something to protect, cheap Pierre Thomas 23 regardless of what the situation is,  whether I'm fully healed or not. I'm going to make sure I'm secured out there.

"It's really no way out of it (getting hit in the injured area). Something like this,  you don't want anything to happen. I don't want any of my ribs to penetrate my lungs. I want to be smart and safe. If I need to take a rest,cheap Pierre Thomas 23  I need to take a rest. But as it gets closer to that playoff game,  I've got to make a decision. My decision is,  I'm playing.