John Elway’s employment status with the Denver Broncos will not be renewed in 2023, it was announced Tuesday.
Elway joined the Broncos as general manager in 2011. In his first draft as GM, he drafted future Super Bowl 50 MVP Von Miller with the second pick of the 2011 draft. One season later, Elway helped bring fellow Hall of Fame quarterback Peyton Manning to Denver, where Manning resurrected his career. From 2011-2015, Elway and the Broncos won five straight AFC West titles and appeared in two Super Bowls.
Elway has been an instrumental part of all of the Broncos’ Super Bowl victories. Elway became the first man to win a Super Bowl as both a player and a general manager. The Hall of Famer leaves behind a legacy dotted with highs and lows, which have been magnified by the struggles Denver has had in finding a viable quarterback successor to Manning, as well as a coach who has yet to last more than three offseasons.
In 2020, Elway relinquished general manager duties to George Paton. Paton has brought in quarterback Russell Wilson, and more recently, head coach Sean Payton.
Elway’s contract as V.P. of football operations expired after the 2021 season. He then served as a consultant for the 2022 season. That consultant contract expired in March, and it won’t be renewed.
The final years of Elway’s tenure as GM were a little rocky, but he will always be remembered for what he accomplished as a QB and for later building the roster that won Super Bowl 50 with Manning.
Despite his contract not being renewed for 2023, Elway will most assuredly continue to be a familiar face around Dove Valley.
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