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The Denver Broncos shook up their coaching staff this week after a heartbreaking 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots.
Offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, wide receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch were fired Tuesday even though the team finished 10th in yards gained, 14th in points scored and the team won the AFC West with a 14-3 record.
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Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, center, talks with Denver Broncos quarterbacks Ian Book (5) and Blake Stenstrom (4) as they participate in drills during the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp, May 10, 2025, in Centennial, Colorado. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski, file)
Lombardi, whose grandfather was the great Vince Lombardi, has been the Broncos’ offensive coordinator since 2023. He opened up about his firing Wednesday.
“Sean has decided to move on, and I guess that’s all there is to it,” he told the Denver Gazette. “I don’t think it’s a surprise (in the NFL). Not really. … I think you could tell he (Payton) was in one of those moods where he felt like some changes needed to be made and I guess he decided one of them was me.
“So I’ve been with him long enough to read the tea leaves, I guess.”
Jarrett Stidham and Bo Nix of the Denver Broncos take the field before a game against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field At Mile High on December 21, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Justin Edmonds/Getty Images)
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Lombardi denied the claim that he was used as a scapegoat. He told the outlet he just thought Payton was looking to go in a “different direction.”
It is unclear who the Broncos will target to fill the offensive coordinator position.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton speaks during a press conference following the AFC Championship Game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots in Denver, Colorado on January 25, 2026. (Garrett W. Ellwood/AP Photo)
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Davis Webb, a former NFL quarterback, has been highly sought after in this year’s coaching carousel. He is currently the quarterbacks coach for the Broncos.
