Long live Demarius Thomas, and today we are celebrating a very cool milestone of him making it into the Broncos ring of fame on his very first year that he is eligible.

And I'm looking forward to doing that on the DMVR Broncos podcast, live from the Toyota Lounge where we are the DMVR Broncos podcast driven by your local front range

Toyota stores. Ryan Konigsberg, Henry Chisholm, you're here behind the camera, Zach Stevens

rocking and rolling with you. And we are joined very fittingly today by a very special guest,

one of DT's good friends and former teammates, Benny Fowler.

Benny, what is going on and how's everyone doing today?

What's up, fellas? Great to be back. Ryan, Henry, Zach, great to see you all, man, and super

just excited and, you know, feeling a lot of gratitude this morning, you know, for the fact that I had the chance to play and be a teammate of Demarius.

So excited to talk about it.

Man, I'm really excited to hear some stories from you, Benny.

And before we dive in and give our own opinions, I just want to read exactly what the Broncos put out about this because I think it, I think they really nailed it in terms of what they had to say about it. We've also got a quote from his mom talking about this, which is really cool and heartfelt. And here's what the Broncos said about it. They said, Demarius Thomas's election to the Denver Broncos ring of fame in his first year of eligibility is a testament to the indeniable marquee left on our organization and community.

One of the most beloved players and greatest and greatest wide receivers in franchise history, Demerius inspired our fans with breathtaking athleticism,

record-setting performances, and a joyful, infectious spirit. While we wish D.T. was with us to

celebrate this special moment, we look forward to honoring Demarius alongside his Super Bowl 50

teammates during an unforgettable alumni weekend. And I love that they touched on who he is, his infectious

spirit. And also, I mean, truly one of the greatest, if not the greatest wide receiver

to ever play in Broncos history. This was a no-brainer. And I think the owners did absolutely

right by saying he's going in on his first try.

Amen.

Truly just, it's funny because we talked a lot about Mr. Bronco over the last couple of weeks and what it meant to be Mr. Bronco.

And I went back and read the story that I published on the day that he was traded,

kind of about what he meant to the Broncos and the type of player he was.

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