Demaryius Thomas Claims Broncos Misled Him About Trade

Demaryius Thomas ripped the Denver Broncos, who traded him to the Houston Texans last week.

The receiver claims he was misled by the team about the possibility of a trade, was asked to surrender playing time in favor of rookie wide receivers and that it was "heartbreaking" he was not a team captain.

"Monday before [the trade] Vance Joseph walked up to me and he said, 'Don't listen to the trade talk; it's not true,'" he said. "... When he said that to me, I said, 'How is that not true? My agent called me today and said Elway wanted a fifth-round pick for me.' So, are we telling stories to each other now? I thought we were going to men about this."

Thomas added: "I knew something was going to happen."

He also called it "honor from Day 1 to yesterday" to play in Denver and that "I love everybody and always will. I love the city still and I'm always going to love the city because that's where it began."