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How Sean Payton’s out-of-the-blue phone call convinced Chris Banjo to give coaching a chance: “Am I in trouble?”

Banjo played 81% of Arizona’s special teams snaps in 2022. Then Sean Payton talked him into joining the Broncos coaching staff

Denver Broncos coaches Chris Banjo and Logan Kilgore lead teammates onto the field before the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on August 11, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Denver Broncos coaches Chris Banjo and Logan Kilgore lead teammates onto the field before the NFL game at State Farm Stadium on August 11, 2023, in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images)
Parker Gabriel - Staff portraits in The Denver Post studio on October 6, 2022. (Photo by Eric Lutzens/The Denver Post)
By | pgabriel@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
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Chris Banjo says he wouldn't have taken just anybody up on the chance to try coaching, but he trusts Broncos head man Sean Payton. "If he believes that I have the ability to be a good coach in the NFL, I have to, bare minimum, try it."
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