The Arizona Cardinals take on the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night and for Deandre Hopkins and Matt Prater, it was an opportunity to honor the memory of the recently departed Demaryius Thomas.
Hopkins and Prater, who were both teammates with Thomas at one point in their respective careers, will have DT's No. 88 on their helmets on Monday against the Rams (h/t B/R Gridiron):
Arizona’s Deandre Hopkins and Matt Prater will both be wearing a decal to honor former teammate Demaryius Thomas
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— B/R Gridiron (@brgridiron) December 13, 2021
Hopkins shared the field with Thomas in 2018 when the latter spent the second half of the 2018 season with the Houston Texans. Their time together as teammates may have been short-lived, but it is clear that Thomas had quite an impact on the Cardinals star.
Matt Prater, on the other hand, was teammates with Thomas for four years with the Denver Broncos. He too considers his ex-teammate to be a friend and it is evident that he's mourning the untimely passing of Thomas as well.
Demaryius Thomas died on Thursday at just 33. His family has since released a statement about his cause of death. According to DT's cousin, the former Super Bowl champ died from a seizure inside his own home.
Our thoughts and prayers continue to be with Demaryius Thomas, his family, and friends during these difficult times.
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