ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Demaryius Thomas was informed Wednesday that President Barack Obama has commuted the life sentence of the Denver Broncos wide receiver's grandmother.
Thomas was notified as he left the team's weight room following practice. Minnie Pearl Thomas had been serving "40-to-life, no parole,'' on a drug offense, Demaryius Thomas said.
"I just found out right when I came in from weights,'' he said. "I was surprised and I was excited ... It's a blessing and I'm super excited ... looking forward to Dec. 1."
Minnie Pearl Thomas' sentence was one of 214 for federal inmates, including 67 of those with life sentences, that were commuted Wednesday by President Obama.