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Broncos Promote Reed Burckhardt To Assistant GM

May 16th, 2025 at 12:21pm CST by Adam La Rose

The Broncos’ front office has seen a few notable departures this offseason. That includes Darren Mougey taking over as the Jets’ new general manager, a move which ended his tenure in Denver.

The Broncos are going internal to replace Mougey as their assistant GM. Reed Burckhardt is being promoted to that role, as first reported by Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated. The move is now official, per a team announcement. Burckhardt’s most recent title was director of player personnel.

Burckhardt spent 13 years with the Vikings prior to his arrival in the Mile High City. When he joined the Broncos in 2022, he represented a familiar face to general manager George Paton based on their shared time in Minnesota. At that point, Mougey had just been promoted to AGM, and Burckhardt took over his former role leading the player personnel department.

As a result, it comes as no surprise Paton has tapped Burckhardt for a promotion to Mougey’s old gig. Continuity will be in place in the front office for 2025, a year in which the Broncos will aim to build off their playoff run from last season. The Vikings aimed to keep Burckhardt when he left for Denver, an illustration of the fact he is held in high regard. Expectations will no doubt reflect that as he takes on a new gig.

In addition to losing Mougey, the Broncos have also seen Mark Thewes and Brian Stark make an intra-divisional move to the Raiders this offseason. The latter became Vegas’ new assistant general manager shortly after the draft as part of the various front office alterations which take part around the league during this part of the offseason. As Denver looks to replace Thewes and Stark, Paton will have a familiar face operating as his top lieutenant moving forward.

Staff Notes: Broncos, Bills, Eagles, Giants, Cardinals

May 14th, 2022 at 2:36pm CST by Sam Robinson

The Broncos again looked to George Paton‘s former workplace to add a high-ranking staffer. They brought in longtime Vikings executive Reed Burckhardt to be their new director of player personnel, according to Mike Klis of 9News. Burckhardt was with the Vikings 13 years, and Klis adds Minnesota’s new regime wanted to retain him. The veteran Minnesota staffer ended his Vikings run as the team’s director of pro scouting. Burckhardt will follow Broncos director of football operations Kelly Kleine in relocating from Minnesota to Denver under Paton and join assistant GM Darren Mougey as the team’s top Paton lieutenants.

Here are the latest post-draft front office and coaching staff changes:

  • After hiring longtime Broncos player personnel director Matt Russell this week, the Eagles continue to reshape their front office. Howie Roseman again looked to the Broncos, hiring veteran Denver staffer Jordan Dizon, Klis notes. Dizon, 36, worked with the Broncos for seven years, finishing his tenure as the team’s assistant director of pro scouting. The former linebacker who was once a Lions second-round pick is expected to become a national scout with the Eagles.
  • Giants GM Joe Schoen continues to form his front office, and after adding two-time coworker Dennis Hickey to the mix, the first-year GM is hiring another former colleague. Chris Rossetti, who was with the Dolphins during Schoen’s mid-2010s tenure, will become the Giants’ new director of pro scouting, Jordan Raanan of ESPN.com tweets. Rossetti was most recently the Dolphins’ assistant pro scouting director. Big Blue is also hiring Mike Derice as a national scout, InsideTheLeague.com’s Neil Stratton tweets. Derice, a Brooklyn native, worked as a Colts area scout for the past 10 years. The Giants are adding an area scout as well, announcing the hire of Scott Hamel, who spent the past seven years with the Bears under Ryan Pace.
  • Former Jets area scout Alonzo Dotson is joining the Bills, with NFL.com’s Tom Pelissero noting (via Twitter) the veteran evaluator is expected to become a national scout with Buffalo. Prior to his four-year Jets tenure, Dotson spent six years as a Packers scout. He is the nephew of former Packers Super Bowl-winning defensive lineman Santana Dotson.
  • Shifting to the coaching side, the Cardinals made a couple of adjustments. Assistant wide receivers coach Spencer Whipple and quarterbacks coach Cam Turner are now the team’s co-passing-game coordinators. Cam Turner, one of Norv Turner‘s sons currently coaching in the NFL, will retain his role as QBs coach.