Denver Broncos second coach Michael Wilhoite was arrested in Denver for a second degree assault against a peace agent on Sunday, prison files showed.
Wilhoite, 38, was sentenced to the center of detention in downtown Denver and was scheduled for Monday morning before the county of Denver.
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The second coach outside of Denver Broncos, Michael Wilhoite, during the Centura Health Training Center training camp in Englewood, Colorado, July 28, 2023. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SPORTS)
“We are aware of a situation involving Michael Wilhoïte which occurred on Sunday and is collecting more information,” broncos said in a statement, via 9 news in Denver.
The details of the incident were not immediately known.
Wilhoite was a free-drained free agent of Washburn when he obtained his first taste of NFL’s action in 2012 with the 49ers of San Francisco. He played for the 49ers throughout the 2016 season.
He signed with the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 and only played for them.
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San Francisco 49ers inside the second Michael Wilhoite, # 57, before the match against the Buccaneers of Tampa Bay in Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on October 23, 2016. (Kelley L COX-USA TODAY SPORTS)
Wilhoite fixed the prospect of the ranks of the NFL coaches in 2019 when he signed as an assistant of special teams with the New Orleans in the staff of Sean Payton. He was then one of the Los Angeles load staff in 2021, their coach of the seconds. He was released after the 2022 season.
In 2023, he joined Payton but with the Broncos.
The Broncos went from a team at the bottom of the league in points and yards authorized in 2023 to one of the best defenses in the NFL in 2024 – classified third of the authorized points and seventh in authorized yards.
Seattle Seahawks Michael Wilhoite, n ° 57, famous after having made a tackle against the 49ers of San Francisco to a return of an extent of clearance during the second half to the CenturyLink Field in Seattle on September 17, 2017. (Steven Bisig-Usa today Sports)
Denver made the playoffs but lost against the Buffalo Bills in the Wild Card Round.
