Former Broncos quarterback Brian Griese will return to the booth as a color commentator for the team’s first three preseason games, .
Griese takes over for Ring of Famer John Lynch, who was named the San Francisco 49ers’ general manager in January, and joins Ron Zappolo on the 9News-produced telecasts. Zappolo’s partner for the Broncos’ Week 4 preseason game, against Arizona, has yet to be appointed.
Since 2009, Griese has been a college football analyst for ESPN, and from for 850 KOA’s Broncos broadcasts.
9News, entering its seventh season as the Broncos’ television partner, carries all four of the team’s preseason games (aired on KTVD Channel 20) as well as five regular-season games. The Broncos kick off their 2017 preseason at Chicago on Aug. 10, then head to San Francisco for joint practices with the 49ers before a Week 2 contest on Aug. 19. They close out their four-game slate in Denver, against the Packers on Aug. 26 and then the Cardinals on Aug. 31.
