Sources confirmed Friday morning Payton has fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica. Payton had hired Kotwica ... Westhoff, who had worked with Kotwica previously with the New York Jets, retired earlier this year due to health concerns.

Chris Banjo is set to leave the Broncos to become the Jets’ ST coordinator. Meanwhile, Darren Rizzi might be in line to get Denver’s ST job.

A source said Wednesday the Jets are hiring Denver assistant special teams coach Chris Banjo as their special teams coordinator. That follows the Jets last Saturday naming Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey as general manager.

Banjo on coaching fast track as he's only been an assistant for two years. But new Jets head coach Aaron Glenn previously coached Banjo the player for three years.

The Broncos have made a change to head coach Sean Payton’s staff. NFL Media reports that they have fired special teams coach Ben Kotwica days after their season ended with a loss to the Bills. Kotwica spent the last two seasons with the Broncos.

Woody Johnson confirmed earlier this week the Jets are adjusting their power structure. Both Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey will report to ownership, signaling a shift from the Joe Douglas-Robert Saleh regime — in which only the GM did so.

Glenn and the Jets are interested in hiring Chris Banjo as special teams coordinator, Mike Klis of 9News reports. Banjo is currently an assistant with the Broncos, having taken a spot on Sean Payton‘s staff in 2023. Klis adds a New York interview request is expected, but also that the Broncos "don't want to lose Banjo."

The Denver Broncos fired special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica after two seasons ... (2019-20), the Washington franchise (2014-18) and New York Jets (2007-13). Despite his unit's overall success ...

David Shaw found a new home Thursday, finishing up a multi-year contract to join the Lions as their passing game coordinator, a source confirmed.

Since the 2024 season concluded, the Denver Broncos have lost several coaches. Sean Payton has his work cut out to fill those spots, but there is an obvious hire for the team's new special teams coordinator; it just depends on what the New Orleans Saints do.

As a defensive end at Wingate University, a Division-II school in North Carolina, Kenwin Cummings was a big fish in a small pond who basically tackled everything that swam by. Named first-team All-America twice, and All-South Atlantic Conference three times, Cummings finished his collegiate career with 26.5 sacks and 243 tackles.

The Denver Broncos are losing another assistant coach to a promotion after Chris Banjo was hired by the New York Jets on Wednesday.