ESPN's Jeff Legwold reports Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica after unit struggled in 2024.

Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos made a surprising decision on Friday, and rumors of their next steps have already surfaced.

The Denver Broncos fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica in a somewhat surprising move on Friday. Here’s a sampling of how fans and pundits reacted to the news on Twitter/X. Payton hired Mike Westhoff as brains behind special teams, the guru ...

The Broncos have parted ways with ILBs coach Greg Manusky. Denver now has multiple positions to fill on Sean Payton’s staff.

The team has already lost John Morton (passing game coordinator to the New York Jets) and Declan Doyle (tight ends coach to the Chicago Bears) but now, the team's assistant special teams coach, Chris Banjo, has also accepted a new position.

Chris Banjo is set to leave the Broncos to become the Jets’ ST coordinator. Meanwhile, Darren Rizzi might be in line to get Denver’s ST job.

Jets new coach Aaron Glenn has taken notice. Broncos assistant Chris Banjo is viewed as the favorite to land the Jets special teams coordinator position, per a source.

Morton worked for Campbell in 2022 with the Lions and helped the Broncos offense improve the past two years under Payton.

Denver still hasn't filled its special teams coordinator role after moving on from Ben Kotwica after its wild-card loss in Buffalo.

Greg Manusky, an experienced coach who also spent 12 seasons in the league as a player, is out as the team's linebackers coach. It was a mutual agreement between the two sides. Manusky joined the Broncos in 2023 when Sean Payton was hired as the team's head coach.

A Denver Broncos assistant coach is in high demand. We already knew Broncos assistant special teams coach Chris Banjo was a candidate for the special teams coordinator openings with the