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Broncos announce 11 additions to coaching staff

The Broncos announced 11 additions to Sean Payton’s coaching staff on Saturday evening.

The Denver Broncos announced 11 additions to their 2023 coaching staff on Saturday evening. Broncos head coach Sean Payton has now finalized his group of assistants for his first season in Denver.

Here are the team’s new arrivals.

Offense

Lou Ayeni: Running Backs

Davis Webb: Quarterbacks

Austin King: Assistant Offensive Line

Zack Grossi: Offensive Quality Control

Logan Kilgore: Offensive Quality Control

Favian Upshaw: Offensive Quality Control

Defense

Jamar Cain: Pass Rush Specialist

Joe Vitt: Senior Defensive Assistant

Isaac Shewmaker: Defensive Quality Control

Addison Lynch: Defensive Quality Control

Strength and Conditioning

Shaun Snee: Assistant Strength & Conditioning

The Broncos published bios for the new assistant coaches on their official website. Denver previously announced 16 other coaches in February. Ranging from veterans like assistant head coach Mike Westhoff (75) to young, first-time coaches like quarterbacks coach Davis Webb (28), Payton will have a diverse staff with a good mix of youth and experience.

Denver’s new staff will make their debut when the Broncos begin their offseason program next month.

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Broncos RBs coach Lou Ayeni coached Kareem Hunt and David Montgomery in college

New #Broncos RBs coach Lou Ayeni coached Kareem Hunt and David Montgomery in college. Both RBs are set to become free agents on March 15.

The Denver Broncos are hiring Lou Ayeni as their new running backs coach, according to a report from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler.

Ayeni, 42, played running back, wide receiver and defensive back at Northwestern, winning a Big Ten Championship in 2000. After college, he spent time with the Colts (2004-2005) and St. Louis Rams (2005-2006) before returning to his alma mater to begin his coaching career as a graduate assistant.

Ayeni spent two years as a coach at Northwestern before becoming the running backs coach at Toledo in 2010. He was promoted to associate head coach/running game coordinator one year later. While at Toledo, Ayeni coached star running backs Eric Page and Kareem Hunt, the latter of whom is set to become a free agent on March 15.

After four years at Toledo, Ayeni joined Iowa State as a running backs coach in 2014. He was later promoted to associate head coach/running game coordinator in 2016. While with the Cyclones, Ayeni coached All-American running back David Montgomery, who is also scheduled to become a free agent this month.

Ayeni spent four years at Iowa State before returning to Northwestern as a running backs coach and recruiting coordinator in 2018. In his second stint with the Wildcats, Ayeni coached freshman All-American Isaiah Bowser, who later transferred to UCF, where he scored 16 touchdowns last fall.

Elsewhere on the coaching front, the Broncos are also expected to hire Austin King, presumably as an assistant offensive line coach. King was an assistant OL coach with the Bears last year and a tight ends coach with the Raiders in 2021.

Most of Denver’s coaching staff positions have been filled. We are tracking all of the Broncos’ coaching staff changes on this page.

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