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Charles Curtis

The Broncos delivered a beautiful on-field tribute to Demaryius Thomas on first snap

The Denver Broncos played their first home game since the shocking death of former receiver Demaryius Thomas, who died earlier this week at just 33 years old.

And, as expected, there were tributes everywhere for the WR great who won a Super Bowl with Denver ahead of and during the matchup.

The one that stood out? On the first play from scrimmage for the Broncos’ offense, they went out with 10 men on the field and let the play clock run down for a delay of game penalty.

It was a beautiful moment, as were some of the other tributes at Mile High Stadium:

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