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2 former Broncos coaches are returning to the NFL

Rick Dennison and Ronnie Bradford both played and coached for the Broncos. Now they’re set to return to the NFL in 2024.

The NFL’s coaching carousel keeps turning as assistant jobs start to fill up across the league, and two more former Denver Broncos coaches have landed positions with new clubs.

Rick Dennison — who spent his entire playing career with the Broncos from 1982-1990 and then coached in Denver from 1995-2009 and again from 2015-2016 — has joined the New Orleans Saints as their new run game coordinator.

Dennison won three Super Bowls as an assistant with the Broncos (1997, 1998, 2015) and most recently worked as a senior offensive advisor with the Minnesota Vikings in 2021. He now returns to the NFL to join the Saints.

Elsewhere on the coaching front, another former Denver player-turned-coach has landed a new gig. Ronnie Bradford played for the Broncos from 1993-1995 and started his coaching career in Denver in 2003. He spent six years coaching with the Broncos then coached two years with the Kansas City Chiefs before working at the college level.

Bradford is now joining the Miami Dolphins as a senior special teams assistant. He most recently served as a defensive coordinator and safeties coach for the University of Montana in 2023. In Miami, Bradford will reunite with coach Mike McDaniel, who was a coach intern in Denver in 2005 when Bradford was serving as the team’s special teams coordinator.

As for the Broncos’ 2024 staff, Sean Payton has lost two coaches and made two additions to the staff so far this offseason.

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Dolphins hire Montana DC Ronnie Bradford as assistant coach

Miami hires new assistant coach who was drafted by the team 30 years ago.

Earlier in the offseason, the Miami Dolphins moved on from several assistant coaches, including assistant special teams coach Brendan Farrell after five seasons.

Now, Miami has found someone to fill that open role, as ESPN’s Adam Schefter has reported that the Dolphins are hiring Ronnie Bradford for the job.

Bradford, 53, started his NFL journey as a fourth-round pick of the Dolphins back in 1993. While he failed to make the team, he ended up playing 10 seasons split between the Denver Broncos (1993-95), Arizona Cardinals (1996), Atlanta Falcons (1997-2001) and Minnesota Vikings (2002).

After retiring, Bradford move into coaching, working with the Broncos from (2003-08) and the Kansas City Chiefs (2009-10). Since then, he’s been coaching in college with California (2010-12), Lousiana Tech (2013-15), USC (2016-18), Montana (2021-23).

Last year, he served as Montana’s defensive coordinator and safeties coach.

What’s his connection to this year’s coaching staff? During the 2005 season, Bradford was the special teams coordinator for the Broncos. Current Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel was an intern for Denver at that time.