Joe Thomas reveals gross request from Peyton Manning to force Browns trade to Broncos

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Cleveland Browns legend Joe Thomas will wait just two more days before he gets to see his Pro Football Hall of Fame bust forever enshrined in Canton. Playing his entire career in Cleveland, despite the team’s lack of success, was something he cherished throughout his 11 seasons in the league.

But that doesn’t mean organizations didn’t try their best to pry the six-time All-Pro left tackle from the Browns. Just ask Peyton Manning and the 2015 Denver Broncos. 

Thomas told ESPN’s Adam Schefter about a scenario that occurred during that season in which Manning himself reached out to Thomas with an absurd proposal when he realized the Browns just weren’t going to budge on trading him.

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Former Browns offensive tackle Joe Thomas addresses the crowd after being inducted into the Browns Ring of Honor during halftime, September 18, 2022, in Cleveland. (Akron Beacon Journal)

"It was like, ‘Hey, Joe, I think you should go up to your GM’s office and make a stink. Literally, I want you to go up there, pull your pants down and make a stink on his desk because that’s the only way Cleveland is going to trade you,’" Thomas said, laughing.

Thomas provided some context to why the Broncos wanted him so badly.

"It actually happened right before the trade deadline," Thomas reflected about that 2015 season. "So, this would’ve been October during that season because Ryan Clady was their All-Pro left tackle – he’d been injured. I think he tore his patellar tendon or his Achilles, so they were looking for a replacement because, obviously, they had a roster that went on to win the Super Bowl. But they were