{"id":52410,"date":"2018-10-30T15:44:37","date_gmt":"2018-10-30T19:44:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=52410"},"modified":"2018-10-30T15:44:37","modified_gmt":"2018-10-30T19:44:37","slug":"houston-texans-acquire-demaryius-thomas-from-denver-broncos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2018\/10\/30\/houston-texans-acquire-demaryius-thomas-from-denver-broncos\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston Texans Acquire Demaryius Thomas From Denver Broncos"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/texans\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Houston Texans<\/a> are hoping <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/ThomDe03.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Demaryius Thomas<\/a><\/strong> can help consolidate their position atop the AFC South.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas is just the latest NFL wide receiver to swap teams ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s trade deadline with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/broncos\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Denver Broncos<\/a> sending him and a seventh-round pick in next year&#8217;s draft to Houston. In return, the Texans dealt a 2019 fourth-round pick to the Broncos, per NFL Network&#8217;s Ian Rapoport.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Terms: The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Texans?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Texans<\/a> are trading for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Broncos?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Broncos<\/a> WR Demaryius Thomas in exchange for a 4th round pick and the teams are also swapping 7th rounders. Big move for Houston.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1057322296623448065?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 30, 2018<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><strong>Demaryius Thomas Traded to Houston Texans<\/strong><\/h1>\n<p>There certainly has been a flurry of activity ahead of the 4 p.m. ET deadline, particularly as it relates to wide receivers. In addition to Thomas, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/T\/TateGo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Golden Tate<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/10\/30\/detroit-lions-trade-golden-tate-to-philadelphia-eagles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">also officialized a change of scenery on Tuesday<\/a> with the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/lions\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Detroit Lions<\/a> moving him to the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/eagles\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Philadelphia Eagles<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>A potential move for Thomas seemed inevitable. The 30-year-old was among the most highly discussed players at the wide receiver position from the standpoint of a deal ahead of the trade deadline. His struggles at developing chemistry with <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/K\/KeenCa00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Case Keenum<\/a><\/strong> in his first year as Broncos quarterback combined with Thomas&#8217; sizable cap number in the final year of his contract next year gave general manager <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/E\/ElwaJo00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John Elway<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0a few reasons to move on.<\/p>\n<p>His arrival in Houston is certainly an upgrade to an already talented albeit banged-up receiving corps. The team lost <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/F\/FullWi01.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Will Fuller<\/a><\/strong> for the season <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonnfl.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2018\/10\/26\/will-fuller-suffers-acl-injury-on-thursday-night-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">after he suffered a torn ACL<\/a> in the Texans&#8217; win over the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/dolphins\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Miami Dolphins<\/a> last Thursday. But they also boast one of the NFL&#8217;s best pure playmaking receivers in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/H\/HopkDe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">DeAndre Hopkins<\/a><\/strong> along with a promising rookie in <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/C\/CoutKe00.htm?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keke Coutee<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s no doubting that Thomas&#8217; nine years with the Broncos were as prolific as they get. The 22nd overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft out of Georgia Tech had five straight seasons of 1,000+ receiving yards between 2012 and 2016, making the Pro Bowl each year. He appeared in two Super Bowls, one of which resulted in a Lombardi Trophy when the Broncos upended the <a href=\"http:\/\/lastwordonprofootball.com\/nfl-teams\/panthers\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> in Super Bowl 50.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, Thomas will go down as an all-time great Broncos receiver. His 9,055 receiving yards and 60 touchdowns catches rank as the second-highest totals in franchise history behind only\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/search\/search.fcgi?pid=SmitRo01,SmitRo06,SmitRo23&amp;search=Rod+Smith&amp;utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rod Smith<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"yAettisZQp1761n_VbWQwQ\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1055281978\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yAettisZQp1761n_VbWQwQ',sig:'zpdEmEXfOMVbPAnfUuGPMzlDTsCxBx8_eVSEXYjRkyo=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1055281978',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Demaryius Thomas&#8217; nine-year run with the Denver Broncos is at an end as the team agreed to deal him to the Houston Texans ahead of Tuesday&#8217;s trade deadline.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":742,"featured_media":52420,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[14,15,36],"tags":[2658,266,61,114,40],"class_list":["post-52410","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-texans","category-broncos","category-nfl-news","tag-demaryius-thomas","tag-denver-broncos","tag-football","tag-houston-texans","tag-nfl"],"modified_by":"John Bava","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52410","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/742"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=52410"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/52410\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/52420"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=52410"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=52410"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=52410"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}