This content is not available due to your privacy preferences. And there's a lot of guys in our building, a lot of guys throughout the league that are affected by this." I think everybody he interacted with he impacted. "But all the football stuff aside, like, none of that holds a candle to what kind of person this guy was. Judge said Thomas spent hours in his office sharing wisdom from his perspective as a player and talking through techniques and game plans. But Judge said he still managed to become a respected and active leader in the locker room. Thomas was recovering from an injury for most of his time with the Patriots. STAY IN THE KNOW: Subscribe to our newsletter and never miss a moment But I'd say the impact he had on me as a coach and some of my approach to the game with a lot of the players was profound." Look, I got to coach him for a brief period of time. "Just character, and just quality human being. "You can take all his athletic accomplishments and they don't hold a candle to the kind of person he was," Judge said Friday. During that remarkable stretch, he became one of only four receivers in NFL history with at least 90 catches and 1,300 yards in four straight seasons.īut that's not what stood out to those who had the chance to work closely with Thomas, like Giants coach Joe Judge who was the Patriots special teams coordinator for Thomas' five-month stay in New England before the Jets trade. When the Broncos won the Super Bowl after the 2015 season, Thomas was again their leading receiver.
He led the Broncos in receiving yards and touchdowns in 2013, when Denver set the NFL records for touchdowns and points scored in a single season and Manning set the all-time marks for passing touchdowns and passing yardage.
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Thomas earned Pro Bowl selections in four of the next five seasons. The next year, Peyton Manning arrived in Denver and Thomas quickly became one of the best receivers in the NFL.
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