Peyton Manning honors Demaryius Thomas with scholarship fund at Georgia Tech

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Peyton Manning announced Wednesday he is honoring his late teammate Demaryius Thomas through the creation of a scholarship fund in Thomas's name at Georgia Tech.

Thomas, a former Denver Broncos and Yellow Jackets wide receiver died in December at the age of 33. He played with Manning for four seasons with the Broncos, reaching the Super Bowl twice, and winning the big game in 2016. 

The Demaryius Thomas Scholarship Endowment, created through Peyton and Ashley Manning's PeyBack Foundation will award academic scholarships for incoming freshmen students at Georgia Tech from Laurens County, Georgia, where Thomas was born and raised, or surrounding areas that have financial needs, according to the public university. 

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Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning (18) with Demaryius Thomas (88) after winning game vs New Engalnd Patriots at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, on January 24, 2016. (Jeff Haynes/Sports Illustrated via Getty Images)

The full or partial scholarships, which may be combined with other forms of aid, will be awarded annually and will follow the students through the completion of their degree at Georgia Tech, depending on if they have good academic standing.

"Demaryius Thomas was an incredibly talented and unselfish teammate, but more importantly, he was a special person and friend," Manning wrote in a statement on Instagram. "My family and I miss him dearly, and we wanted to honor D.T.’s memory by partnering the PeyBack Foundation with Georgia Tech to establish the Demaryius A. Thomas Scholarship Endowment."

"An important part of Demaryius’ legacy was the way he