Demaryius Thomas, 33, who spent nine of his 10 seasons with the Denver Broncos, was found dead in his home, said Roswell, Ga., police.
posted"so sad man'' and former Thomas teammate, linebacker Brandon Marshall posted"Love forever bro.''Demaryius Thomas played nine of his 10 NFL seasons in Denver. He retired with the team in June. For his career, he had 724 catches, 9,763 yards and 63 touchdowns. Thomas was the first of two first-round picks for the Broncos in the 2010 NFL draft -- Tim Tebow was the other -- and spent nine seasons with the Broncos.
Thomas had a foot injury -- he had been injured working out before the 2010 draft -- in his first two seasons in the NFL, but flourished when healthy. With the arrival of Manning in 2012, between 2012 and 2015, Thomas had at least 90 receptions and 1,300 yards in four consecutive seasons, joining Hall of Famers Marvin Harrison and Jerry Rice and Rams legend Torry Holt as the only players to reach those totals over four consecutive seasons.
Thomas routinely said Manning revealed parts of the game that enabled Thomas to elevate his play. Manning had called Thomas one of the best receivers he had played with in his career. When Manning's children would come to practices, Thomas was routinely the first player they would run to as the players had become close friends. Thomas caught Manning's 509th career touchdown pass, which gave Manning the career record at the time.
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