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Thursday games had not been kind to the Denver Broncos.

Those Thursday games in the 1960s were especially cruel as the Broncos were 3-9 through 2007 on Day 4 of the workweek.

That all changed with the Great Brandon Stokley Glove Rescue.

In a game played Nov. 6, Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall had caught a touchdown pass from Jay Cutler to put Denver up 38-34 with 1:14 left., 2008 in Cleveland against the Brady Quinn-led BrownsAuthentic T.J. Lang Jersey

Barack Obama had become the first black person elected to president of the United States. Marshall planned to celebrate the historical moment if he scored a touchdown in the game that would be broadcast nationally on the NFL Network.,Authentic Eric Ebron Jersey,Two days earlier

When Marshall did score the touchdown,<Authentic Greg Robinson Jersey, but Marshall’s intention was not a black power statement but to celebrate racial harmony., he pulled a black-and-white glove out of his pants and was going to put it on one of his hands. It was going to be a nod to John Carlos and Tommy Smith

“I always felt like there are some things in life that are bigger than what we do in football,womens Ricky Wagner Jersey’’ Marshall said Monday in an interview with 9NEWS. “And that was a big moment. Obama was elected the 44th president and all the talk was – our country was so divided, white that.,right? It was black this

“I thought Obama being our president was not a black thing, it was an American thing. That was the point I wanted to share with the celebration but obviously I didn't get a chance to do that.’’,Authentic Anthony Zettel Jersey, was not a white thing

because the NFL at the time penalized any touchdown celebration stunts that involved a prop. Only that’s not what stopped him. What foiled Marshall’s premeditated plan was to have a college coach’s kid for a teammate.,No

scoring pass.,>womens Miles Killebrew JerseyStokley was on the field when Marshall caught the 11-yard go-ahead

“I knew before the game he had the glove and I knew he was planning something but I didn’t know what,’’ Stokley said. “At first I just went over there to celebrate the touchdown with him. But then I saw him pulling out the glove, ‘I’ve got to stop this.’’’, and I said

The Broncos had fought too hard to overcome a 23-10, third quarter deficit, 34 and 43 yards in the game. , and the game was too close and too late to draw a 15-yard penalty. Especially when Cleveland’s Josh Cribbs had already returned three kickoffs of 37

the Broncos’ Matt Prater kicked off from his 30,With the glove safely restored, not his own 15, not midfield., and Cribbs returned to the Browns’ 33Authentic Ricky Wagner Jersey,

The Browns turned it over on downs and the Broncos started a run where they have won eight of their last 10 Thursday night games entering their Thursday night game against the Colts at Indianapolis this week. The Broncos are now 11-11 lifetime in games played on Thursday.womens Greg Robinson Jersey

“I was disappointed at first but at the end of the day football comes first,’’ Marshall said. “And when I was younger, I didn’t always do a great job of putting football first and taking care of my teammates and the organization., obviously

it would have been considered a prop and it would have been a penalty and put our team in a bad position and we could have lost the game.,womens Eric Ebron Jersey,“That was a moment when Brandon had the opportunity to be a good teammate and he did that. Because if I would have taken that glove out

“In the moment, then it was easy for me to get over it.’’,Authentic Darren Fells Jersey,>I was a little upset but after the game once I realized it would have hurt the team

Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan walked back to the players’ section of the plane to seek out Stokley.,womens Darren Fells Jersey,After the game

“He told me,womens T.J. Lang Jersey,’’ Stokley said., ‘I owe you for that one

’’ Marshall said of Stokley. “You meet those veterans in the locker room that keep things in order. Now I find I’m one of those guys. And look what I used to be when you guys were covering me. Now I’m the Brandon Stokley. It just took me a while to get there.’’,Authentic Quandre Diggs Jersey,“He’s a smart teammate and he’s always been

Marshall had a stormy, four-year stint with the Broncos to the point he was traded away even though he had three consecutive 100-catch seasons. In a Dec. 13,womens Quandre Diggs Jersey, Marshall set an NFL single-game record with 21 catches that still stands as the Broncos get ready to play the Colts nearly eight years later to the day this Thursday., 2009 game at IndyAuthentic Miles Killebrew Jersey,

Yet, Marshall was suspended from the Broncos’ finale by then head coach Josh McDaniels and was traded to Miami a few months later., three weeks after that record-setting game

Marshall’s career was at a crossroads. Many a talented player has flamed out because of temperamental distractions he might bring to a team.,At that pointwomens Anthony Zettel Jersey

To Marshall’s credit, he pulled it together. Bronco fans who pulled for him from 2006-09 can be proud he went on to add 632 more catches,196 more yards and 57 more touchdowns in eight more NFL seasons., 8

And he’s not done, Marshall has been pounding the weight room in his quest to come back stronger than ever for his 13th season next year., yet. After suffering a season-ending ankle injury with the New York Giants

’’ Stokley said. “He’s done a lot of cool stuff in the community. He’s brought a lot of awareness to mental health. It’s been to really cool to see how much he’s grown. He could have gone either way. He had some issues there but it looks like he’s figured it out.’’,“He’s really matured