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As the NFL’s coaching carousel continues to spin, the Denver Broncos are making headlines.
The Broncos fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica on Friday and the team will now need to find a replacement. More on that in a moment, but first, two updates on other coaches.
Jack Del Rio, who served as Denver’s defensive coordinator from 2012-2014, has been hired as the new head coach of the Paris Musketeers in the European League of Football. Del Rio will now resume his coaching career in Europe after serving as an advisor for the Wisconsin Badgers in 2024.
Meanwhile, New Orleans Saints interim head coach and special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi interviewed for the Saints’ full-time head coach job on Friday. Rizzi, who coached under Sean Payton in New Orleans, is presumably a candidate to replace Kotwica in Denver.
One potential in-house candidate to replace Kotwica could be special teams assistant coach Chris Banjo. In addition to Rizzi and Banjo, seven other names to watch are Chris Tabor, John Fassel, Joe DeCamillis, Derius Swinton II, Jeff Modkins, Heath Farwell and Richard Hightowe, according to KUSA-TV’s Mike Klis.
The NFL’s Rooney Rule states that the Broncos must interview at least one minority candidate for their open coordinator position. Expect the team to start lining up interviews soon.