Tag: Rick Spielman
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George Paton, Broncos trade back in third round for OL Quinn Meinerz, LB Baron Browning
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General manager George Paton stacked picks Friday night in the third round and they turned into quite the haul for the Broncos. Trading back for two picks in the third round, the Broncos selected Wisconsin-Whitewater offensive lineman Quinn Meinerz at pick 98 and Ohio State linebacker Baron Browning at 105. Browning was considered by many…
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‘The smart move’: Broncos GM George Paton is more than ready for the NFL Draft thanks to his time in Chicago, Miami and Minnesota
While George Paton was in South Bend for Notre Dame’s Pro Day on March 31, he paused his busy schedule to visit with an old friend, who can be credited with igniting Paton’s NFL career. That friend is Bill Rees, who coached Paton at UCLA and gave him his start in the NFL in 1997…
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Who will the Broncos pick at No. 9 in the NFL draft — Caleb Farley? Micah Parsons? Trey Lance?
The Broncos have 48 days until they’re on the clock in the NFL draft. And sitting at No. 9 with several needs on both offense and defense, Denver is one of the more intriguing teams in the draft’s top 10. The Broncos could go a number of different ways. The clear front-runner in most mock…
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Minnesota’s Rick Spielman says George Paton is ‘more than prepared’ to lead Broncos as new GM
Rick Spielman knew if George Paton was ever going to leave his side, this was going to be the year. The eight-year Minnesota Vikings GM had a feeling his right-hand-man, Paton, was going to finally pull the trigger this offseason and accept his own general manager position. And that’s exactly what happened Wednesday when the…
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George Paton’s journey to Denver started in a Chicago basement: From a friend’s couch to Broncos GM
George Paton showed up at Thomas Bonds’ Chicago doorstep with only an hour’s notice. Paton, 28 at the time, had just accepted a low-level scouting job with the Bears and had flown in from Los Angeles looking for a couch to crash on. Bonds’ brother, Jimmy, was a friend of Paton’s going back to their…
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Minnesota’s George Paton is Denver Broncos’ new GM: ‘I feel like this team is a sleeping giant’
Minnesota Vikings Vice President of Player Personnel/Assistant General Manager George Paton is the Denver Broncos’ new general manager, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Wednesday and the Broncos later confirmed. Paton agreed to a six-year deal with the Broncos. Paton, 51, was considered one of the Broncos’ top candidates when President of Football Operations John Elway announced…
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George Paton, Champ Kelly, Terry Fontenot lead Broncos’ GM search as second round of interviews nears
And then there were three. At least, for now. After conducting five interviews over the weekend, the Broncos general manager search appears to be down to three final candidates: Minnesota’s Assistant General Manager George Paton, Chicago’s Assistant Director of Pro Personnel Champ Kelly and New Orleans’ Vice President/Assistant General Manager of Pro Personnel Terry Fontenot.…