2017 Denver Broncos season
2017 Denver Broncos season | |
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Owner | The Pat Bowlen Trust |
General manager | John Elway |
Head coach | Vance Joseph |
Home field | Sports Authority Field at Mile High (naming rights subject to change[1][2]) |
The 2017 Denver Broncos season is the franchise's 48th season in the National Football League and the 58th overall. It will also be the first season under new head coach Vance Joseph, as Gary Kubiak, the team's head coach during the previous two seasons, retired due to health concerns. The Broncos will attempt to improve on their 9–7 record from 2016.
Coaching changes
Departures
On January 2, 2017, one day after the 2016 regular season finale, head coach Gary Kubiak announced his retirement from coaching due to health concerns. Kubiak suffered a mini-stroke in 2013 while coaching the Houston Texans, as well as a migraine condition that forced him to miss one game during the 2016 season. Kubiak spent a total of 22 seasons with the Broncos — nine as a backup quarterback to executive vice president/general manager John Elway from 1983–1991, eleven as the Broncos' offensive coordinator from 1995–2005 and two as the Broncos' head coach from 2015–2016. In his two seasons as the Broncos' head coach, Kubiak led the team to a 24–11 record (including the playoffs) — the most victories of any coach in the first two seasons with the team, as well as guiding the Broncos to a victory in Super Bowl 50.[3]
Following the hiring of Vance Joseph as the team's new head coach (see below), the Broncos underwent the following departures from their coaching staff:
- January 13: The team mutually parted ways with offensive line coach Clancy Barone, tight ends coach Brian Pariani, assistant defensive backs coach Samson Brown, assistant special teams coach Tony Coaxum and offensive line assistant James Cregg,[4][5] and fired offensive coordinator Rick Dennison and quarterbacks coach Greg Knapp.[6] Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was hired to the same position with the Los Angeles Rams.[7]
- January 14: Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was hired to the same position with the Jacksonville Jaguars.[8]
- February 2: Marc Lubick, the team's assistant wide receiver's coach since 2015, departed to become an offensive quality control/assistant quarterbacks coach with the Buffalo Bills.[9]
Promotions
- January 15: Joe Woods was promoted from the defensive backs coach position that he held from 2015–2016 to defensive coordinator.[10]
- January 24: Chris Gould was promoted from the special teams quality control coach position that he held from 2015–2016 to assistant special teams coach.[11]
- January 30: Eric Studesville was promoted to assistant head coach, and will continue to retain the running backs coach position that he has held since 2010, a season in which Studesville also served as the team's interim head coach.[12]
Additions
On January 11, Vance Joseph was hired as the Broncos' new head coach. Joseph, a University of Colorado alum, served as a defensive backs coach with the San Francisco 49ers from 2005–2010, in the same capacity on Gary Kubiak's staff with the Houston Texans from 2011–2013 and with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2014–2015. The Broncos previously recruited Joseph for the team's defensive coordinator position in 2015, but were denied permission by the Bengals. Joseph was the Miami Dolphins' defensive coordinator in 2016.[13]
Following the hiring of Vance Joseph, the Broncos made the following additions to their coaching staff:
- January 13: Mike McCoy was hired and returned as the offensive coordinator. This will be the second stint for McCoy as the Broncos' offensive coordinator — a position he held from 2009–2012. McCoy served as the San Diego Chargers' head coach from 2013–2016. Bill Musgrave was hired as the quarterbacks coach. Musgrave worked in the same capacity with the Oakland Raiders during the previous two seasons, and was John Elway's backup quarterback from 1995–1996.[14]
- January 14: Jeff Davidson was hired as the offensive line coach. Davidson served in the same capacity on Mike McCoy's staff with the San Diego Chargers in 2016, and was a Broncos' offensive lineman from 1990–1993.[8]
- January 15: John Benton was hired as an assistant offensive line coach. Benton had previously worked in the same capacity with the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2016 as well as on Gary Kubiak's staff with the Houston Texans from 2006–2013.[15] However, on February 20, the Broncos granted Benton permission to interview for the lead offensive line coach position with the San Francisco 49ers, and one day later, Benton was officially hired by the 49ers.[16]
- January 17: Marcus Robertson was hired as the defensive backs coach. Robertson worked in the same capacity with the Oakland Raiders from 2015–2016, as well as an assistant under Joe Woods with the Raiders in 2014.[10] Brock Olivo was hired as special teams coordinator. Olivo served as a special teams assistant with the Kansas City Chiefs from 2014–2016.[17]
- January 19: Johnnie Lynn was hired as the assistant defensive backs coach. Lynn previously worked alongside Vance Joseph with the 49ers from 2006–2010, and most recently with the Raiders from 2012–2013.[18]
- January 27: Geep Chryst was hired as tight ends coach. Chryst previously worked in the same capacity with the Carolina Panthers from 2006–2010, where he worked alongside current Broncos' offensive coordinator Mike McCoy for three seasons as well as alongside offensive line coach Jeff Davidson for four seasons. Chryst was recently on the San Francisco 49ers' coaching staff, where he served as quarterbacks coach from 2011–2014 and offensive coordinator in 2015.[19]
- February 21: Charles Gordon was hired as a defensive quality control coach. Gordon worked in the same capacity at the University of Northern Colorado during the previous four seasons (2013–2016), and was a defensive back for three seasons with the Minnesota Vikings under the tutelage of Joe Woods, the Broncos' current defensive coordinator.[16]
- February 25: Chris Strausser was hired as the team's assistant offensive line coach, replacing John Benton. Strausser spent the previous three seasons as the offensive line coach at the University of Washington.[20]
Front office changes
- January 31: Adam Peters, the team's director of college scouting in 2016, departed to become the San Francisco 49ers' vice president of player personnel.[21]
- May 4: The Broncos made the following changes to their front office: Brian Stark was hired as the team's new director of college scouting, replacing Adam Peters. Tom Heckert was promoted to senior personnel adviser after serving as the team's director of pro personnel the previous four seasons. A. J. Durso, who was team's pro scouting coordinator from 2013–14, filled Heckert's old position as director of pro personnel. Patrick Walsh was promoted from personnel assistant to player personnel assistant.[22]
- July 25: Former Broncos' head coach Gary Kubiak, who retired from coaching at the end of the 2016 season (see above), returned to the Broncos' organization as a senior personnel advisor in the team's front office. Kubiak will be based in his hometown of Houston, but will make occasional trips to the Broncos' Dove Valley headquarters.[23]
Roster changes
Free agents
Unrestricted
Position | Player | 2017 Team | Notes |
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C | Sam Brenner | TBD | originally an RFA |
WR | Marlon Brown | Denver Broncos | |
RB | Justin Forsett | None | retired on May 3[24] |
LS | Thomas Gafford | TBD | |
WR | Jordan Norwood | TBD | |
OT | Russell Okung | Los Angeles Chargers | contract option declined,[25] signed with the Chargers on March 9[26] |
DE | Vance Walker | TBD | |
LB | DeMarcus Ware | None | retired on March 13[27] |
LB | Dekoda Watson | San Francisco 49ers | signed with the 49ers on March 17[28] |
CB | Kayvon Webster | Los Angeles Rams | signed with the Rams on March 13[29] |
NT | Sylvester Williams | Tennessee Titans | signed with the Titans on March 10[30] |
DE | Billy Winn | TBD | re-signed May 2,[31] placed on injured reserve August 12[32] |
Restricted
Position | Player | 2017 Team | Notes |
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LB | Todd Davis | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
PK | Brandon McManus | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8,[33] re-signed June 14[34] |
Exclusive-Rights
Position | Player | 2017 Team | Notes |
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LB | Zaire Anderson | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
LB | Shaquil Barrett | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
RB | Kapri Bibbs | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
C | James Ferentz | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
WR | Bennie Fowler | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8[33] |
LB | Quentin Gause | TBD | |
LS | Casey Kreiter | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8,[33] re-signed April 3[35] |
TE | Henry Krieger-Coble | TBD | |
CB | Taurean Nixon | TBD | |
C | Matt Paradis | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8,[33] re-signed April 3[35] |
NT | Kyle Peko | TBD | |
WR | Jordan Taylor | Denver Broncos | assigned tender on March 8,[33] re-signed April 3[35] |
Signings
Position | Player | 2016 Team | Notes |
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DE | Jimmy Bean | None | claimed off waivers on August 25,[36] waived August 29[37] |
RB | Jamaal Charles | Kansas City Chiefs | signed May 2[38] |
LB | Kasim Edebali | New Orleans Saints | signed March 13[39] |
CB | Chris Lewis-Harris | Cincinnati Bengals Baltimore Ravens |
signed June 14[40] |
NT | Zach Kerr | Indianapolis Colts | signed March 11[41] |
G | Ronald Leary | Dallas Cowboys | signed March 9[42] |
LB | Danny Mason | Chicago Bears | signed July 29[43] |
LB | Deiontrez Mount | None | signed August 29[37] |
NT | Domata Peko | Cincinnati Bengals | signed March 11[41] |
DE | Bobby Richardson | Kansas City Chiefs | signed February 24,[44] waived May 2[31] |
RB | Stevan Ridley | Atlanta Falcons | signed July 27[45] |
OT | Menelik Watson | Oakland Raiders | signed March 10[46] |
Indicates that the player was a free agent at the end of his respective team's 2016 season. |
Departures
Position | Player | Notes |
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C | James Ferentz | waived May 10[47] |
TE | Henry Krieger-Coble | waived July 29[43] |
CB | Taurean Nixon | waived June 14[40] |
Trades
- July 26: The Broncos acquired guard Allen Barbre in a trade that sent a conditional 2019 seventh-round draft selection to the Philadelphia Eagles — contingent upon Barbre making the Broncos' Week 1 roster.[48]
- September 1: Offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo was traded to the Atlanta Falcons in exchange for the Falcons' 2018 fifth-round selection.[49]
Draft
Round | Selection | Player | Position | College | Notes |
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1 | 20 | Garett Bolles | OT | Utah | signed May 11[50] |
2 | 51 | DeMarcus Walker | DE | Florida State | signed May 13[51] |
3 | 82 | Carlos Henderson | WR | Louisiana Tech | signed May 26[52] |
101 | Brendan Langley | CB | Lamar | signed May 11[50] | |
4 | None | ||||
5 | 145 | Jake Butt | TE | Michigan | signed May 11[50] |
172 | Isaiah McKenzie | WR | Georgia | signed May 8[53] | |
6 | 203 | De'Angelo Henderson | RB | Coastal Carolina | signed May 10[47] |
7 | 253 | Chad Kelly | QB | Ole Miss | signed May 10[47] |
Note: Prior to the draft, the Broncos received four compensatory selections — one in the third round (No. 101 overall), one in the fifth round (No. 177 overall) and two in the seventh round (Nos. 252 and 253 overall). This was the first time in NFL draft history in which teams were allowed to trade compensatory selections,[54] and the Broncos later traded the No. 177 and No. 252 selections — see table below.
Draft trades
Trading team | Broncos give | Broncos receive | Source |
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Cleveland Browns | Fourth-round selection (No. 126) Seventh-round selection (No. 252 — compensatory) |
Fifth-round selection (No. 145) Fifth-round selection (No. 175 — later traded to the Green Bay Packers) |
[55] |
Green Bay Packers | Fifth-round selection (No. 175) Sixth-round selection (No. 238) |
Fifth-round selection (No. 172) | |
San Francisco 49ers | Fifth-round selection (No. 177 — compensatory) Running back Kapri Bibbs |
2018 fourth-round selection | |
Original sixth-round selection (No. 202) 2016 sixth-round selection |
2016 seventh-round selection Tight end Vernon Davis |
[56] | |
New England Patriots | Original fifth-round selection (No. 163) | Tight end A. J. Derby | [57] |
Tennessee Titans | 2016 fifth- and seventh-round selections | Sixth-round selection (No. 203) | [58] |
Undrafted free agents
All undrafted free agents were signed after the 2017 NFL Draft concluded on April 29,[59] unless noted otherwise.
Player | Position | College | Notes |
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DE | Nelson Adams | Mississippi State | originally signed and waived by the Pittsburgh Steelers, claimed off waivers on August 12[32] |
G | Erik Austell | Charleston Southern | waived June 6[60] |
LB | Josh Banderas | Nebraska | designated as waived/injured on July 24[61] |
S | Dante Barnett | Kansas State | |
S | Jamal Carter | Miami (FL) | |
DE | Ken Ekanem | Virginia Tech | |
LB | Jerrol Garcia-Williams | Hawaii | |
LB | Deon Hollins | UCLA | |
G | Cameron Hunt | Oregon | |
NT | Tyrique Jarrett | Pittsburgh | |
G | Chris Muller | Rutgers | originally signed and waived by the Indianapolis Colts, claimed off waivers on June 6,[60] waived July 27[45] |
WR | Anthony Nash | Duke | |
CB | Dontrell Nelson | Memphis | waived August 25[36] |
CB | Marcus Rios | UCLA | |
QB | Kyle Sloter | Northern Colorado | |
DE | Shakir Soto | Pittsburgh | |
S | Orion Stewart | Baylor | |
S | Dymonte Thomas | Michigan | |
OT | Elijah Wilkinson | UMass | |
RB | Stanley Williams | Kentucky | originally signed and waived by the Cincinnati Bengals, claimed off waivers on August 21[62] |
Injuries
- August 12: Defensive end Billy Winn was placed on injured reserve, two days after suffering a torn ACL in his right knee during the Broncos' first preseason game vs. the Chicago Bears.[32]
Staff
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Current roster
Preseason
Week | Date | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | NFL.com recap |
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1 | August 10 | at Chicago Bears | W 24–17 | 1–0 | Soldier Field | Recap |
2 | August 19 | at San Francisco 49ers | W 33–14 | 2–0 | Levi's Stadium | Recap |
3 | August 26 | Green Bay Packers | W 20–17 | 3–0 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
4 | August 31 | Arizona Cardinals | W 30–2 | 4–0 | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Recap |
Regular season
Schedule
The Broncos' 2017 schedule was announced on April 20.[63]
Week | Date | Kickoff | Opponent | Result | Record | Game site | TV | NFL.com recap |
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1 | September 11 | 8:20 p.m. MDT | Los Angeles Chargers | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | ESPN | |||
2 | September 17 | 2:25 p.m. MDT | Dallas Cowboys | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | Fox | |||
3 | September 24 | 11:00 a.m. MDT | at Buffalo Bills | New Era Field | CBS | |||
4 | October 1 | 2:25 p.m. MDT | Oakland Raiders | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
5 | Bye | |||||||
6 | October 15 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | New York Giants | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | NBC | |||
7 | October 22 | 2:25 p.m. MDT | at Los Angeles Chargers | StubHub Center | CBS | |||
8 | October 30 | 6:30 p.m. MDT | at Kansas City Chiefs | Arrowhead Stadium | ESPN | |||
9 | November 5 | 11:00 a.m. MST | at Philadelphia Eagles | Lincoln Financial Field | CBS | |||
10 | November 12 | 6:30 p.m. MST | New England Patriots | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | NBC | |||
11 | November 19 | 2:25 p.m. MST | Cincinnati Bengals | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
12 | November 26 | 2:25 p.m. MST | at Oakland Raiders | Oakland–Alameda County Coliseum | CBS | |||
13 | December 3 | 11:00 a.m. MST | at Miami Dolphins | Hard Rock Stadium | CBS | |||
14 | December 10 | 2:05 p.m. MST | New York Jets | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | CBS | |||
15 | December 14 | 6:25 p.m. MST | at Indianapolis Colts | Lucas Oil Stadium | NBC/NFLN/ Amazon Prime |
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16 | December 24 | 11:00 a.m. MST | at Washington Redskins | FedExField | CBS | |||
17 | December 31 | 2:25 p.m. MST | Kansas City Chiefs | Sports Authority Field at Mile High | CBS |
Notes
- Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
- Networks and times for Sunday games from Weeks 6–17 are subject to change as a result of flexible scheduling.
Game summaries
Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Chargers
Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Chargers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Broncos | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
- Date: September 11
- Game time: 8:20 p.m. MDT
- TV announcers (ESPN): Beth Mowins and Rex Ryan
- Preview
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Milestone watch
Entering the 2017 season, wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has 52 career touchdowns,[64] which ranks third in Broncos' franchise history — behind Shannon Sharpe (55) and Rod Smith (68). Thomas needs four touchdowns to surpass Sharpe for second on the Broncos' all-time career touchdowns list.[65]
Other news and notes
On July 24, John Elway, the team's executive vice president/general manager since 2011, received a five-year contract extension from the Broncos that will run through the 2021 season. In addition, Elway was promoted from executive vice president to president of football operations.[66]
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