Report: Broncos assistant special teams coach Chris Banjo is interviewing for the Cowboys special teams coordinator job

The Broncos assistant special teams coach Chris Banjo is interviewing for the Cowboys special teams coordinator position.

According to NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo, Denver Broncos assistant special teams coordinator Chris Banjo is interviewing for the Dallas Cowboys special teams coordinator job. He previously interviewed for the 49ers special teams job and could receive interest from the Jets to join their coaching staff according to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis.

Banjo, a former NFL player who played for the Jaguars, Packers, Saints, and Cardinals from 2013 through 2022 joined the Broncos coaching staff with Sean Payton. He has been the Broncos’ assistant special teams coach for the past two seasons and is now getting looks from other teams around the league.

The interesting thing here is that the Broncos surprisingly fired their own special teams coach Ben Kotwica earlier this offseason. Banjo would be the logical in-house replacement, but with him having multiple interviews with other teams, the Broncos could be losing him as well. Longtime Saints special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi who was their interim head coach this season is considered a strong candidate to join Payton’s staff. However, he is in the running to be the Saints new head coach and they’re the only remaining team who has not hired a new coach. So, until that is decided, Rizzi will not be joining the Broncos staff.

If the Broncos miss out on Rizzi, they could turn their attention to Banjo and promote him to special teams coordinator. He retired from playing and joined Payton’s coaching staff so clearly they would like to keep him around but they may need to act fast with him getting a bit of interest around the league.

Banjo joins a growing list of Broncos coaches and executives who have been getting interest from other teams. Assistant GM Darren Mougey is considered a favorite to be the Jets GM, TE’s coach Declan Doyle, and executive David Shaw are interviewing for the Bears OC job, and now Banjo is getting interest around the league. Add in quarterback coach Davis Webb who figures to be a hot candidate sooner rather than later, and you have a number of Broncos coaches who could be getting promotions elsewhere.

Sean Payton’s coaching tree that has the likes of Dan Campbell, Aaron Glenn, Dennis Allen, Joe Brady, Joe Lombardi, and others continues to grow.