Thomas had just one career catch coming into this season, his third in the NFL,Air Force One Scontate, and he had gotten hurt on that one reception, no less. He even briefly considered giving up his dream of playing football.
But this season, he broke Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe's team record for tight ends by catching 12 TD passes and it was his emergence that freed up Manning's other targets 鈥?Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Wes Welker, along with running back Knowshon Moreno 鈥?who all joined him with 10 or more touchdowns. |
