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Ravens not going through with hiring Jerry Rosburg to staff

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the previously reported hiring of Jerry Rosburg by the Baltimore Ravens has fallen through. Update: The #Ravens are now not expected to hire their former special teams coordinator Jerry Rosburg to a staff …

According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the previously reported hiring of Jerry Rosburg by the Baltimore Ravens has fallen through.

It was reported that Rosburg, 68, would return to the Ravens in a game management role. It is currently unclear why the deal is now off.

Rosburg spent 11 seasons in Baltimore under head coach John Harbaugh as the special teams coordinator before retiring in 2019. Rosburg later came out of retirement as an assistant to Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett in 2022. When Hackett was fired later that season, Rosburg took over as the interim head coach of the Broncos, going 1-1 to finish the season.

Ravens expected to hire Jerry Rosburg as a game management coach

Baltimore Ravens expected to hire Jerry Rosburg

The Ravens are retooling their coaching staff and bringing back a familiar face, as Jerry Rosburg is set to be hired to a role focused on game management.

Rosburg, 68, was Baltimore’s special teams coordinator from 2008-18 before retiring. He returned and joined Nathaniel Hackett’s staff with the Broncos before eventually serving as Denver’s interim head coach in 2022.

He’ll now head back to Baltimore.

Jerry Rosburg is returning to the NFL, but not with the Broncos

Jerry Rosburg is expected to join the Ravens’ staff.

After sitting out the 2023 season, Jerry Rosburg is returning to the NFL in 2024.

The 68-year-old coach is expected to join the Baltimore Ravens “in a role focused on game management,” according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

Rosburg coached in the NFL from 2001-2018 as a special teams coordinator before retiring. The Denver Broncos asked him to come out of retirement early in the 2022 season to help struggling first-time head coach Nathaniel Hackett with clock and game management situations.

Rosburg helped the Broncos improve their clock management, but Hackett was later fired after starting the season 4-11. Rosburg then took over as an interim coach for the final two games of 2022 and went 1-1.

After getting the interim gig, Rosburg immediately fired two coaches and he also made changes to the starting lineup. Rosburg was praised by Denver’s players and he was a candidate for the head coach job in 2023, but the Broncos ultimately decided to hire Sean Payton instead.

Rosburg hinted after the 2022 season that he was ready to walk away from football again, but it appears that the Ravens have now convinced him to come out of retirement for a second time. Rosburg previously served as Baltimore’s special teams coach from 2008-2018.

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Jerry Rosburg’s contract expired, but he ‘may be back’ with Broncos

ESPN originally reported that Jerry Rosburg won’t be part of the 2023 coaching staff, but NFL Network says that has not been determined yet.

We knew Jerry Rosburg was not a favorite to become the Denver Broncos’ next head coach, but we did not expect the news that dropped Wednesday evening.

Field Yates of ESPN reported that “[w]hile the Broncos are still searching for a head coach, interim head coach Jerry Rosburg has been let go and will not be a part of the coaching staff going forward,” citing a source.

It seems that Yates was either given incorrect information, or the information was not supposed to get out, because the notion that Rosburg will not have an opportunity to remain with the team was quickly rebutted.

About an hour after Yate’s initial report, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport tweeted that “Rosburg was part of a procedural move to terminate with an expiring contract,” but he is still in contention to remain on staff under the team’s next head coach.

About thirty minutes later, Mike Klis chimed in to report that while Rosburg’s contract expired on Wednesday, the door is “not shut” on a potential return to the team in some capacity.

So Rosburg’s contract has expired and he seems unlikely to become the next head coach, but it would be premature to say with certainty that he will not be part of the team’s coaching staff in 2023.

Rosburg went 1-1 as an interim coach with the Broncos in 2022.

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Broncos ‘will consider’ Jerry Rosburg after all

Jerry Rosburg pitched a plan for running the team as the full-time head coach, and Broncos ownership will consider it, according to ESPN.

It seemed that the Denver Broncos were down to seven head coach candidates after Jim Harbaugh decided to stay at Michigan.

Jerry Rosburg, who went 1-1 as interim coach to close out the 2022 season, was not believed to be a candidate for the position, but that apparently was an incorrect assumption.

Rosburg had an end-of-season meeting with Denver’s ownership group and during that meeting, he “expressed interest” in the team’s head coach opening, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler. The Broncos appreciated the pitch and “will consider it,” Fowler reported on Sunday.

Rosburg is not considered a favorite for the position, but the fact that Greg Penner and Co. are giving him consideration is a notable development.

Elsewhere on the head coach front, ex-New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton is scheduled to interview with the Carolina Panthers on Monday. After that, he is expected to set up a second interview with the Broncos.

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12 coaches Broncos are not considering for head coach job

Last year, the Broncos overlooked Doug Pederson, Jim Harbaugh, Brian Daboll and Mike McDaniel. Who are they overlooking this year?

Story update: News broke on Jan. 22 that Jerry Rosburg is being considered for the head coach opening. See our original post below. 

Last year, the Denver Broncos’ list of candidates to replace Vic Fangio included Brian Callahan, Kevin O’Connell, Dan Quinn and Nathaniel Hackett.

Quinn, Hackett and O’Connell ended up being the finalists, and Hackett got the job. A clear mistake in hindsight.

Perhaps another mistake — the Broncos did not even consider Doug Pederson, Jim Harbaugh, Jim Caldwell, Brian Daboll, Leslie Frazier, Mike McDaniel or Raheem Morris last year.

Harbaugh, Caldwell and Morris are all candidates this year, but there are several notable coaches who Denver is overlooking in the team’s latest coach search. Here’s a quick look at a dozen coaches who are not candidates for the job at the time of this writing.

Which version of Russell Wilson will the Broncos get in 2023?

“Everything has to fit together for the [QB] to play winning football. I think you saw what it would look [Sunday],” Jerry Rosburg said.

There’s no denying that Russell Wilson had the worst season of his career in 2022.

The 34-year-old quarterback threw a career-low 16 touchdown passes in 15 games and 11 interceptions, tied for the second-most in his career. He was also sacked a career-high 55 times.

Not all of the blame for Wilson’s struggles falls on him — the offensive line was terrible, injuries piled up on offense, and Nathaniel Hackett’s scheme did not get the best out of Denver’s quarterback.

Some of the blame has to be placed at Wilson’s feet, though. The QB made poor decisions and held the ball too long throughout the year, and his production was inconsistent through his first 13 games.

Then the Broncos fired Hackett.

Anyone who wants to pin a majority of the blame on Hackett for Wilson’s struggles in 2022 can point to what happened next as supporting evidence. In two games under interim head coach Jerry Rosburg, Wilson threw for 505 yards and four touchdowns and rushed 12 times for 45 yards and two more scores.

Wilson and Denver’s entire offense looked better as soon as Hackett left, scoring 31 and 24 points in the team’s final two games — much better than the team’s season-long average of 16.9 points per game.

So, was Hackett the main problem?

Which version of Wilson should we expect in 2023, the one that struggled under Hackett, or the QB that finished the season strong?

“I think what you saw out there from Russell Wilson, is Russell,” Rosburg said Sunday. “That’s who he is. He is a Hall of Fame NFL quarterback. Everything has to fit together for the quarterback to play winning football. I think you saw what it would look like if we got to that point. That’s how I feel about Russell Wilson.”

If Rosburg is right — and if the Broncos hire the right coach this offseason — fans in Denver have reason to be excited about Wilson’s outlook going forward.

Wilson, always an optimist, believes the team is heading in the right direction.

“It was fun to win,” Wilson said after the Broncos’ season finale. “I love winning. There’s nothing I love more than winning.

“We’re going to do a lot more winning coming up here in the near future. It takes a lot of determination, a lot of dedication, a lot of clarity, a lot of work ethic. I’m excited about where we’re headed.”

Broncos Country, Let’s Ride (without Hackett).

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Russell Wilson gushes with praise for interim coach Jerry Rosburg

“He did a tremendous job,” Broncos QB Russell Wilson said of interim coach Jerry Rosburg.

Jerry Rosburg’s tenure as interim coach of the Denver Broncos ended on Sunday with a 31-28 win over the Los Angeles Chargers.

Rosburg was given a game ball by team owner/CEO Greg Penner, and his future with the team is now uncertain. The Broncos are expected to pursue other candidates for the full-time head coach position, but Rosburg will be fondly remembered by fans and players for the excellent job he did.

“I think he did a tremendous job of bringing us together in a tough time,” quarterback Russell Wilson said on Sunday. “I think his experience of coaching this game and being such a wise soul and guy who has won a championship before, going to championship events at the highest level — there’s a feeling, there’s a moment, there’s an experience there to winning and the experience of winning the Super Bowl and what that feels like.

“He’s one of the coaches who have done it and there are only so many people in the world that have experienced that and to be able to take that experience, take that knowledge, take that wisdom, and to be able to spread it out across our team in a really tough time, I thought he did a tremendous job of bringing us together and making sure we understood the identity that we needed to play with. That was together, that was physical, that was explosive, too at the same time, and also have fun while doing it. He did a tremendous job with that.”

Rosburg has not ruled out the possibility of remaining with the team in some capacity, but his time leading the team has now come to an end. Fans, pundits and players seem to be in an agreement that he was the right man for the (interim) job.

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Broncos owner Greg Penner gave Jerry Rosburg a game ball after Sunday’s win

Broncos owner/CEO Greg Penner gave interim coach Jerry Rosburg a game ball after Sunday’s win.

Denver Broncos interim coach Jerry Rosburg directed the spotlight to other coaches and players after he led the team to a 31-28 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday.

After the win, Rosburg gave out game balls to running back Latavius Murray, wide receiver Jerry Jeudy, offensive coordinator Justin Outten, defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero and assistant Bill Kollar, who is expected to retire this offseason after 43 years in the NFL.

Rosburg deserves credit as well, and Broncos co-owner/CEO Greg Penner presented the interim coach with a game ball of his own.

“It means everything,” Rosburg said. “Coaching is really a noble profession, I think, because you’re working with young men and you’re trying to guide them. You’re working on a game that’s difficult to play. It’s all competitive and physically and tasking.

“You have to go through rough spots to get there and we did. So yes, I’m just so grateful. I’ve said this many times, but it’s really not about me. I was happy to be a part of this group, and I really respect those men in that room.”

With the season now over, Denver’s front office has started a search for a full-time head coach. Rosburg probably isn’t a top candidate for the head coach opening, but he didn’t rule out the possibility of remaining with the team in some capacity.

“We’ll see,” Rosburg said when asked if he’ll return in 2023. “I’m showing up for work tomorrow and we will see what happens.”

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Broncos coach tracker: Known candidates so far

We are tracking all of the Broncos’ head coach interviews on this page.

After firing Nathaniel Hackett, the Denver Broncos have now begun searching for a new head coach.

Denver’s search committee is led by co-owner/CEO Greg Penner and also includes minority owner Condoleezza Rice and general manager George Paton. Broncos Wire has published a list of 20 potential head coach candidates for the team, but Denver’s interview list will likely be shorter.

Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain wants to play for a winner.

“A coach with a winning attitude, a coach that makes everybody around him better,” Surtain said on Sunday when asked what kind of coach he wants the team to hire. “A coach that leads by example, at least vocally, and just a great coach all around. That’s what I’m looking forward to.”

We will be tracking all of Denver’s coach candidates on this page over the next few weeks, so check back for updates in the coming days.

1. Michigan HC Jim Harbaugh (staying at Michigan)
2. Ex-Saints HC Sean Payton (interview)
3. Broncos DC Ejiro Evero (interview)
4. Cowboys DC Dan Quinn (interview)
5. Rams DC Raheem Morris (interview)
6. 49ers DC DeMeco Ryans (interview)
7. Ex-NFL HC Jim Caldwell (interview)
8. Ex-Stanford HC David Shaw (interview)

The Broncos fired Hackett with two games remaining in the 2022 season. After that, Denver named senior assistant Jerry Rosburg the interim coach to close out the season. Rosburg impressed fans and pundits during his two weeks in charge, but he has hinted that he will step away from coaching this offseason.

Whoever becomes the team’s next head coach will have to make decisions on the rest of Hackett’s holdover coaching staff. The list of strong candidates to remain with the team (if not given a promotion elsewhere) includes Evero and wide receivers coach Zach Azzanni.

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