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Josh McDaniels didn't coach Demaryius Thomas for very long during his career. He lasted just 12 more games asthe Broncos' head coach after Thomas was selected in the first round of the 2010 NFL Draft and Thomas never played a game for the Patriots during his 2019 offseason stint with them.Still, Thomas made a big impact on McDaniels' life, and that has made Thomas' Graham Knott Kids Jersey  death at the age of 33all the more "devastating," in McDaniels' words."He was the best person I have ever coached," McDaniels said of Thomas to ."What an incredible human being. I'm so sad for his family and all who knew him. Loved DT."MORE: McDaniels was part of the brain trust that selected Thomastwo picks ahead of Dez Bryant, who was considered to be the No. 1 receiver in the 2010 NFLDraft. The move was scrutinized, but as Broncos reporter Mike Klis   CM Punk Kids Jersey  noted, the Broncos believed that they had found a player comparable to Brandon Marshall.In selecting Thomas, and not Dez Bryant, with what turned out to be the No. 22 pickThursday, the Broncos believe they have found a better version of (former receiver Brandon) Marshall. Better as in better behaved, with a little more downfield speed.Thomas panned out in a big way. He recorded 665 catches for 9,055 yards and 60 touchdowns with the Broncos, both of which rank as the second-most in team history.  Michal Rozsival Kids Jersey Heaccomplished that in just nine seasons in Denver while making four Pro Bowls and helping Peyton Manning lead Denver to a Super Bowl title in 2015.What stood out to McDaniels  Anthony Duclair Women Jersey though wasn't how Thomas performed. It was the type of teammate and moreover, person  that Thomas was and how much he valued his relationship with the former Broncos coach in their little time together."I didn't coach him his whole career, but he always stayed in contact. Every time we played, he'd give me that hug and thank me.I told him he had held up his end of the bargain," McDaniels said."He was uniquely gifted at cultivating relationships. Every me sage I read or saw after Thomas' death was true. I Marc-André Fleury Jersey 'm devastated, like many. The Lord must have needed him."Thomas died at his home in Roswell, Ga. on Dec. 9, 2021. His family reports that he . He had been suffering seizures for more than a year ahead of his death.