By Helen Pow PUBLISHED: 10:25 EST, 28 January 2014 | UPDATED: 17:17 EST, 28 January 2014 Rather than cheering him on from box seats at Sunday's Super Bowl, Demaryius Thomas' mother and grandmother will be supporting the Broncos wide receiver from prison. Katina Smith and her mom, Minnie Thomas, have been cellmates for 14 years, since they were arrested on federal charges of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. Thomas faced 40 years to life, Smith 20 years. They will sit in a small room, wearing prison-issued gray T-shirts because they're not permitted to wear his orange No. 88 jersey, as Demaryius, who was raised by his aunt and uncle, tries to beat the Seattle Seahawks.
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Demaryius Thomas' mother, Katina Smith, and grandmother, Minnie Thomas, have been cellmates in a Tallahassee, Florida, prison for 14 years
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They were arrested on federal charges of possessing with intent to deal cocaine
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The women will sit in a small room, wearing prison-issued gray T-shirts because they're not permitted to wear his orange No. 88 jersey, to cheer on Demaryius with pom-poms made from newspaper
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The Denver Bronco, who was raised by his aunt and uncle, begged his grandmother to stop selling drugs at their home with he was 11 but they were busted soon after
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Demaryius and Smith have rebuilt their relationship and he will speak to his mother Sunday morning
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She is scheduled to be released Christmas Day 2016 - his 29th birthday
'I was nervous, I was shaking, I was sweating, and waving our pom-poms, and I was holding my breath and I was like "Oh my goodness, this is really happening, this is really happening,"' @placeholder recalled.