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Broncos T.J. Ward, Demaryius Thomas Appear on NFL Top 100

By Tylor Walden

Feb 7, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Denver Broncos strong safety T.J. Ward (43) celebrates a sack of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) in first quarter action in Super Bowl 50 at Levi
Feb 7, 2016; Santa Clara, CA, USA; Denver Broncos strong safety T.J. Ward (43) celebrates a sack of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton (1) in first quarter action in Super Bowl 50 at Levi /
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Broncos Offseason: The NFL Top 100 announced the top players from 70-61 on Wednesday night. And the Broncos fans got to see two more Broncos players make their appearance on the list.

Take a look Broncos Country. Two more Broncos players have made an appearance on the NFL Top 100 list from the 2015 season.

Safety T.J. Ward became the second Bronco player to make an appearance as he comes in at No. 68 on the list. Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas becomes the second wide out from the Super Bowl champs to be seen on the list at No. 62. However, Thomas dropped from No. 20 on last years list.

T.J. Ward did not make an appearance on last season’s list.

For Ward, this is well deserved to be on the list. The No Fly Zone for the Broncos defense was snubbed from the Top 100 last season, so seeing Ward on the list provides some optimism for the Broncos secondary for this year’s list.

For Thomas, he dropped quite a bit in the rankings. With some players improving and Thomas’ number dropping a bit, it is understandable why. Some could even argue that if numbers were just from this year, Emmanuel Sanders should be ranked higher than Thomas.

However, I believe that his spot on the list is solely based on how dominate he was during the regular season. While he was not the flashiest player on the Broncos offense, he did have his moments and still recorded 1,000 yards receiving for the fourth straight year.

We all know that Demaryius Thomas has had quite the year. His new contract followed up with his mom being released from prison, I would have to say the 2015 season was his favorite one as a player.

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For T.J. Ward, he is entering the final year of his three year contract after the 2016 season. I fully expect the Denver Broncos to resign him after this year barring any dropoff from his play this upcoming season.

With Justin Simmons and Will Parks in the wings, Ward will be a great mentor for them both. And they could be ready to go if he does suffer an injury at any point this season.

The list continues on Wednesday when No.’s 60-51 are revealed on June 1st.

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