ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos’ top football decision-maker John Elway said Monday, one day after the Broncos had closed out a 5-11 season with a 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, that the 2018 season had "officially'' begun.
They opened that offseason work with a morning announcement the Broncos would retain coach Vance Joseph, then quickly followed it with an afternoon shake-up as several assistant coaches were shown the door, including two of the team’s longest tenured -- assistant head coach/running backs Eric Studesville and wide receivers coach Tyke Tolbert.
The Broncos players, who spent Monday morning taking exit physicals as part of their to-do list, were also set to deal with their own brand of uncertainty.