ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Demaryius Thomas' excitement over the recent release of his mother from prison is tempered by the reality of a world that has changed drastically since Katina Smith's incarceration in federal prison began in 2000.
Smith has never owned a cellular phone, let alone a smartphone, or many other gadgets that seemed futuristic at the turn of the century but now are as prevalent as orange shirts at a Broncos training camp practice.
"My cousin hit me up the other day and she was like, my mom asked her to go get a Walkman," Thomas said.