Tag: George Paton
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Broncos signal aggressive approach to NFL free agency: ‘People want to come to Denver’
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos have signaled an aggressive approach to free agency with money to spend. “People want to come to Denver,” first-team All-Pro left tackle Garett Bolles said following locker cleanout day at Broncos Park. “I’ll be shocked to see how many free agents want to come here.” The NFL is taking notice after…
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Broncos lock up another player, signing DT Malcolm Roach to 3-year, $24 million extension
ENGLEWOOD – It’s the holiday season and it’s also contract extension season for the Broncos. With the Broncos coming off a bye week, they sought to lock up some players who had been due to become free agents after the season. The latest to get a deal was defensive tackle Malcolm Roach, who signed a…
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Mark Kiszla: How the heck did odd couple of Sean Payton and George Paton become brothers in orange?
We expected Sean Payton and George Paton to be frenemies. We were wrong. Heck, in the beginning, nearly three years ago, this relationship of the P&P Boys seemed doomed to end with them PO’d with each other. Instead, the coach and general manager of the Broncos have become brothers in orange. It might be the…
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Why Broncos GM George Paton believes Denver has ‘a recipe to win a lot of games’ in 2025
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The architect behind the Broncos’ roster is confident about their chances in 2025. General manager George Paton answered a variety of questions in a Thursday teleconference call with reporters. While his public expectations fell short of coach Sean Payton’s Super Bowl talk, he expressed similar views when asked if Denver has a playoff-caliber team this…
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Jordan Jackson brings Air Force perspective to Broncos training camp
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ENGLEWOOD — The dog days of Broncos training camp are nothing compared to the Air Force training of defensive lineman Jordan Jackson. “There are definitely harder things out there in life than football,” Jackson told The Denver Gazette. Like Air Force survival training. In the summer of 2018, before his sophomore football season, Jackson said…
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What is a potential weakness for the Broncos in 2025? | Friday Faceoff
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Friday Faceoff: What is a potential weakness for the Broncos in 2025? Kyle Fredrickson, Broncos beat reporter Answer: Inside linebacker The Broncos are projected to start two inside linebackers who combined to miss 29 games last season due to injury. Will Alex Singleton and Dre Greenlaw fully recover to be dominant in 2025? The answer…
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Does Bo Nix have enough quality passing targets? | Broncos position analysis: WRs/TEs
The Denver Gazette examines each Broncos position group before the start of training camp later this month. Next up: Wide receivers and tight ends. Projected starters —WR Courtland Sutton —WR Marvin Mims Jr. —WR Devaughn Vele —TE Evan Engram Projected backups —WR Troy Franklin —WR Pat Bryant —WR Trent Sherfield Sr. —TE Adam Trautman —TE…
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Reed Burckhardt has strong reputation as Broncos assistant GM: ‘He’s passionate’
ENGLEWOOD — The Denver Broncos have a new assistant general manager in 2025. But who, exactly, is Reed Burckhardt? “He’s real important to our process,” coach Sean Payton said on Thursday upon completion of mandatory minicamp at Broncos Park. “We have a good group.” Burckhardt enters the assistant GM role after spending the past three…
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Broncos promote Reed Burckhardt to assistant GM, announce scouting department hires
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Denver Broncos announced several team personnel changes Friday. Reed Burkhardt has been promoted from director of player development to assistant general manager. Burkhardt has worked with Denver general manager George Paton for nearly a decade going back to their time with the Minnesota Vikings.…
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Justin Fields’ strong start not enough to make Denver Broncos rue 2021 draft decision
George Paton’s decision during the 2021 NFL Draft didn’t look good for much of Sunday’s game, but his guys got the last laugh in the Broncos’ 31-28 win Sunday in Chicago. After Drew Lock, Jeff Driskel, Brett Rypien and quarterback-turned-receiver-turned-quarterback Kendall Hinton split the starts at quarterback in 2020, Denver’s general manager still needed a…