Broncos head coach John Fox filled the final two vacancies on his coaching staff Tuesday when he hired two more of his former assistants from Carolina: Richard Smith to coach Denver’s linebackers and Ron Milus to coach the secondary.
Smith and Milus, who will start their second stints with the Broncos, join defensive coordinator Dennis Allen, who was hired Monday by Fox after interviewing last week.
Fox had his full staff together for the first time Tuesday at the Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala., where they scouted players for the April 28-30 draft. The Broncos hold the No. 2 overall pick.
Fox, who is scheduled to be back in Denver today, has filled all of the position coach slots, though he might hire one or two more lower-level assistants. Fox’s staff, as it stands, includes five of Fox’s assistants from Carolina and seven coaches who have been held over from Josh McDaniels’ Denver staff. Allen is the only coach who wasn’t with Denver or Carolina last year.
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COORDINATORS
Coach 2011 position Previous job
Dennis Allen Defensive coordinator New Orleans secondary coach
Mike McCoy Offensive coordinator Broncos offensive coordinator
Jeff Rodgers Special-teams coord. Carolina special-teams coord.
OFFENSE
Clancy Barone Tight ends Broncos offensive line coach
Adam Gase Quarterbacks Broncos wide receivers coach
Dave Magazu Linemen Carolina offensive line coach
Eric Studesville Running backs Broncos interim head coach*
Tyke Tolbert Wide receivers Carolina wide receivers coach
Brian Callahan Quality control Broncos offensive assistant
DEFENSE
Wayne Nunnely Linemen Broncos defensive line coach
Richard Smith Linebackers Carolina linebackers coach
Ron Milus Secondary Carolina secondary coach
Jay Rodgers Quality control Broncos defensive assistant
*Note: Studesville was the Broncos’ interim head coach for the last four games of the 2010 season. Before that, he was the Broncos’ running backs coach.
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Lindsay H. Jones, The Denver Post
