There’s good news and bad news on the personnel front for the Denver Broncos today.
First, the bad news: Darren Mougey has advanced as a finalists for the New York Jets’ general manager position. Mougey, currently an assistant GM in Denver, is one of two candidates getting a second interview in New York. The Jets could make their hire as early as Thursday evening.
New York’s new head coach, Aaron Glenn, already wants to poach Broncos assistant special teams coach Chris Banjo. Denver might also be in danger of losing Mouge to the Jets.
Now, the good news: Darren Rizzi is not expected to join the Chicago Bears, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis. The Bears were expected to pursue Rizzi as a special teams coordinator candidate after hiring Ben Johnson, but it now sounds like Chicago could keep in-house ST coach Richard Hightower instead.
That’s good news for the Broncos because Rizzi is believed to be Denver’s top choice to replace recently-fired ST coach Ben Kotwica. Rizzi is also a candidate for the head coach job with the New Orleans Saints, but he is not viewed as a top candidate for that role.
With the Bears seemingly no longer pursuing him, Rizzi could be a strong candidate to land with the Broncos this offseason.
