Limber up that sore body one more time, Demaryius Thomas.
The Denver Broncos’ top receiver for a fifth consecutive year, Thomas received his fifth consecutive Pro Bowl berth after he was selected to replace Pittsburgh’s Antonio Brown on the AFC team.
The AFC’s initial Pro Bowl team had the four receiver group of T.Y. Hilton, A.J. Green, Amari Cooper and Brown. Green, Cooper and Brown begged out and were replaced by first alternate Jarvis Landry of Miami, second alternate Emmanuel Sanders of the Broncos, and third alternate Thomas.
Thomas finished the 2016 season with a team-high 90 catches for 1,083 yards – his fifth straight year of at least 90 catches and 1,000 yards.
The Broncos are now sending six players to the Pro Bowl game that will be played Sunday night in Orlando – Von Miller, Aqib Talib, Chris Harris Jr., Darian Stewart, Thomas and Sanders.
Miller, Talib and Harris were voted on to the AFC team, while Stewart, Sanders and Thomas were first, second and third alternates, respectively.
