ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Demaryius Thomas can't wait to have his mother, Katina Smith, watch him play for the Broncos in person for the first time.
The wait will last just a little while longer. Smith, who had her sentence for drug trafficking commuted by President Barack Obama this summer, was released from a halfway house Tuesday, but she cannot travel for 60 days.
That timetable would make it possible for her to see Thomas play in the postseason, assuming the Broncos qualify for the playoffs. Given their 7-1 start, the team is in terrific shape to make sure that opportunity happens.