The Broncos filled one of their major missing pieces on the coaching staff.
Tom McMahon, previously the ‘ special teams coordinator, will be hired in the same position in Denver, an NFL source confirmed. Former Colts punter Pat McAfee .
“Guy is an absolutely incredible coach,” McAfee wrote. “Genuinely loved going to practice w/ him holding the whistle. Made me fall in love w/ the process again. Denver will love him.”
Congrats to the on signing Tom McMahon as their new Special Teams coordinator.. Guy is an absolutely incredible coach. Genuinely loved going to practice w/ him holding the whistle. Made me fall in love w/ the process again. Denver will love him.
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow)
McMahon coached the last four seasons in Indianapolis, and for three of those the Colts’ units ranked among the top 10 in special teams efficiency by Football Outsiders. McMahon also helped McAfee and kicker Adam Vinatieri to a combined three Pro Bowl selections and two first-team all-pro honors in that span.
McMahon has spent the entirety of his 11-season NFL coaching career on special teams, with the Falcons (2007-08), Rams (2009-11) and Chiefs (2012) before heading to Indianapolis.
The Montana native takes the spot of , who was fired after his first season as coordinator on ‘s staff. The Broncos were riddled with errors and inconsistency on special teams and in a game against the Patriots had four perplexing gaffes that contributed to a loss.
The Broncos fired six assistants after the 2017 season ended with a thud, and have since appointed as their full-time offensive coordinator, named former Giants coordinator Mike Sullivan their quarterbacks coach, appointed Curtis Modkins running backs coach and added Sean Kugler as an offensive line coach tasked with helping the interior linemen. The team still needs to fill its wide receivers, outside linebackers and assistant defensive backs coaching positions, among others.
