The Denver Broncos parted ways with 12 coaches at the end of the 2021 season, including head coach Vic Fangio and defensive coordinator Ed Donatell.
Donatell has since landed a new position in a “senior defensive role” with the Seattle Seahawks, according to ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler (via Seahawks Wire). Donatell will now reunite with Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll, who he coached with during his time with the New York Jets (1990-1994).
Fangio, meanwhile, drew interest from at least one team that had a head coach opening. Fangio interviewed for the Jacksonville Jaguars’ HC job, but the Jags ultimately decided to hire Doug Pederson.
Fangio is now drawing interest from the Miami Dolphins as a defensive coordinator candidate, according to Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Miami recently hired Mike McDaniel as its new head coach. (Unrelated to Fangio but of note to Denver fans: McDaniel was born and raised in Aurora, Colorado and got his start in the NFL as an intern with the Broncos in 2005.)
It was a little surprising that Fangio drew interest as a HC candidate, but it’s no surprise that he’s a DC candidate again. Denver’s defense was never the problem during Fangio’s tenure, and he has plenty of DC experience.
