Thread: Broncos finalize hire of DBs coach/passing game coordinator Jim Leonhard, senior offensive assistant Pete Carmichael

The Broncos finalized a pair of high-profile assistant coach hires Wednesday when they announced the additions of Jim Leonhard and Pete Carmichael, Jr. to Sean Payton’s staff.

Leonhard will serve not only as Denver’s defensive backs coach but also as the team’s defensive passing game coordinator under defensive coordinator Vance Joseph.

Carmichael is re-joining Payton as a senior offensive assistant after he spent 2009-21 as his offensive coordinator in New Orleans and 18 years overall with the Saints organization.

Now the lone remaining coaching staff position open for Denver is the defensive line coach after Marcus Dixon left last week for the same position at Minnesota.

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Both are huge hires, imo, Carmichael will effectively be OC before long. As much as a SP OC can be OC. Carmichael had many OC offers early on but stayed loyal, I think he was solid as a stand-alone last season.

Lombardi was never SP’s OC, just QB Coach.

Leonhard was one of the best DC in the country as DC of the Wisconsin Badgers.