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Stephen A. remember Demaryius Thomas.
Demaryius Thomas was a teammate of Tim Tebow's in the Denver Broncos. (3:03)
The Broncos will honor Demaryius Thomas with a pre-game moment of silence and a tribute to be played on the stadium's video boards.
The Broncos will wear decals on their helmets when they play the Detroit Lions.
Thomas was found dead in his home. Police said Thomas' death might have been due to a medical issue.
Thomas told his former teammates that he had had seizures. LaTonya Bonseigneur told the Associated Press early Friday that Thomas had suffered seizures for a year and that family members had spoken to him Wednesday.
Thomas, who was to turn 34 on Christmas, retired from the NFL in June.
The Broncos held a team meeting to discuss Thomas' death. The Broncos' chief operating officer in 2010 when Thomas was a first-round pick, Joe Ellis, spoke to those in attendance, as did the running backs coach who recruited Thomas as a Georgia Tech assistant.
The Broncos have 10 players on their current roster who were teammates with Thomas and over 40 coaches, staff members and support personnel who were with the team during Thomas' nine seasons.
Broncos coach Vic Fangio said that seeing and feeling their reaction tells him what a special player he was. "Special player, special person, is obvious, by their responses." The people that were around him are sad and depressed, but they are ready to pay tribute to him on Sunday.
The players and other staff members who needed to talk about Thomas' death would have counselors and a team chaplain available to them, according to Fangio.
Broncos left tackle Garett Bolles, who was the Broncos' first-round pick in 2017, said Friday he still has a message on his phone from Thomas to welcome him to the Broncos.
We all love him. "We all miss him." He touched my life. He left a legacy.
