Denver Broncos lock up Demaryius Thomas long-term

It came 23 minutes before the 4:00 p.m. ET deadline, but Demaryius Thomas got his deal done.

Denver and Demaryius Thomas reach agreement on matching 5-year, $70 million deal that includes $43.5M GTD, per source.

— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) July 15, 2015

Dez Bryant agreed to a deal with the Dallas Cowboys moments before, setting a blueprint for Thomas’ deal to get done. The Bryant and Thomas deals are very similar in structure, but Bryant will make $1.5 more million dollars guaranteed.