Denver Broncos president of football operations/general manager John Elway announced on Friday that eight members of the team’s personnel department have received promotions.
Matt Russell, formerly the director of player personnel, has been promoted to vice president of player personnel. Russell, who has been with the team since 2009, has helped the team land two Pro Bowlers since 2018 (Phillip Lindsay and Courtland Sutton) and three all-rookie selections (Bradley Chubb, Noah Fant and Dalton Risner).
On paper, it looks like Denver had another great draft class this year.
Here’s a quick look at all eight of the Broncos’ promotions:
| Name | Title |
| Matt Russell | Vice President of Player Personnel |
| Mark Thewes | Vice President of Football Operations and Compliance |
| Tony Lazzaro | Senior Director, Football Technology and Research |
| Karl Schreiner | Director, Football Information Systems |
| Darren Mougey | Assistant Director of College Scouting |
| Scott Flaska | Senior Manager, Football Analytics |
| Richard Hildebrand | Senior Software Engineer |
| Emily Kuehler | Data Scientist |
