DT sat with my son son the entire plane ride home from Super Bowl, held him on his lap on Bus, carried him and hoisted him on fire truck during the parade and celebrated with him as if his own kid. I hope my son remembers 88. pic.twitter.com/tpByZZaklo
— Tyler Polumbus (@Tyler_Polumbus) December 10, 2021
Demaryius Thomas’ football feats were incredible, but this is the man I’ll remember: The guy who was kind, always smiling, who was Uncle DT to so many kids, and who was always thoughtful and sincere in our professional relationship. pic.twitter.com/F5q1qDLVEw
— Lindsay Jones (@bylindsayhjones) December 10, 2021
“They are our next generation, so you go out and spend time with them,” Thomas said in an interview with former Denver Post reporter Nicki Jhabvala. “Outside of playing on Sundays and competing with my fellas, this is hands down the best day of the week.”
Most people saw what Demaryius Thomas could do on the field. Off the field, he was even more special.
These are just some of the videos I still have on my phone that swore I never would delete. Being around little kids was when Demaryius seemed the happiest. pic.twitter.com/E1UIXigpIJ
— Nicki Jhabvala (@NickiJhabvala) December 10, 2021
On the Broncos’ celebratory trip to the White House, Thomas spoke with President Barack Obama about commuting his grandmother’s prison sentence. His mother and grandmother were both arrested for operating a drug ring when he was 11, and Thomas handed Obama a handwritten note thanking him for commuting his mother’s sentence the previous year. His grandmother was released on Dec. 1, 2016.
“Wanna thank @POTUS for everything he’s done for my family, and a lot more families giving them second chances,” Thomas tweeted. “Couldn’t be a better day!”
Thomas was not married and had no children, the Associated Press reported. When his mother went to prison when Thomas was a child, he lived with his uncle James Brown. Brown died of a heart attack at age 69 on Nov. 15 and Thomas attended the funeral.
A native of Montrose, Georgia, Thomas played college football at Georgia Tech.
