Demaryius Antwon Thomas was an American professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League for ten seasons, primarily with the Denver Broncos. He played college football for the Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and was drafted by the Broncos in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft.

A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Thomas played eight-plus seasons with the Broncos, who drafted him in the first round in 2010 and traded him to Houston in October 2018.

He won Super Bowl 50 with Denver and recorded 724 catches for 9,763 yards and 63 touchdowns in 143 career games with the Broncos, Texans (2018), and New York Jets (2019). He signed with New England in 2019 but never appeared in a game for the Patriots.

What disease did Demaryius Thomas have?

Demaryius Thomas had the degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy or CTE, Boston University researchers revealed Tuesday. Thomas was found dead at his home in Georgia on December 9 at age 33, but the Fulton County coroner has not released a cause of death.