Broncos general manager John Elway attempted to bring Mike Shanahan to Denver after the 2017 regular season, Woody Paige of the Colorado Springs Gazette reported on Monday.
According to Paige, Elway and Shanahan met in secret last year and "seriously discussed" a deal that would put Shanahan back as the team's head coach. Vance Joseph, the Broncos' current coach, had gone 5–11 during his first season on the job and is 6–8 so far in 2018. Elway was reportedly ready to replace Joseph with Shanahan, who led the Broncos to consecutive Super Bowl wins in 1997 and 1998.