Broncos fire GM

[FlyingDutchman]

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/09000d5d828ef018/article/report-denver-broncos-part-ways-with-gm-brian-xanders?module=HP11_breaking_news

[swiper]

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wc?

[Yasgur's Farm]

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Speed kills... Nice job posting this.

[thenry20]

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The Denver Broncos and general manager Brian Xanders and the team have mutually decided to part ways, the Denver Post reported.








The team later confirmed the report.

Xanders, 41, spent four years in the organization, three as the team's general manager. He had one year left on his contract.

"John and I had a lengthy conversation today and we mutually decided to part ways for the best interest of my career aspirations," Xanders said.

"I appreciated everything that (owner) Pat Bowlen has done for the Broncos and for bringing me here in 2008. It was great working coach John Fox. I'm telling you, he's a great coach to work with. And it was great working with John Elway."

The move comes following a Monday morning meeting with Elway, the Broncos' executive vice-president of football operations.

"It was tough because I have a great deal of respect for Brian as a football man but also as a person," Elway said. "Even more so as a person. He was very helpful to me in this first year getting acclimated back to the NFL. I owe him a lot. Just from the conversation we had, we just thought for his career and for the Broncos, we felt that now was the best time to go a different way."

"Brian deserves a tremendous amount of credit and recognition for the contributions he made to the Broncos during his four years with the organization. His hard work and dedication played a major role in the recent success of our team, most notably last season's division title and playoff win," Elway said.

Xanders spent 14 years with the Atlanta Falcons in a variety of capacities before being hired by the Broncos in 2008 as assistant general manager by Mike Shanahan, head of football operations at the time. The next year, Xanders was promoted to general manager by then head coach and head of ootball operations, Josh McDaniels.

[BertSquirtgum]

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Who cares

[FlyingDutchman]

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Who cares

Cmon man, don't be that guy who comes into a story or a thread to post he doesn't care. It's football news, and its May

[Raptor]

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Id offer him a job in the scouting Dept

[ghz in pittsburgh]

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A well respected guy. Probably re-joins Shanahan in Washington with double money soon.

[stuckincincy]

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I wonder if Elway takes the job (and the $).

Nobody beats CINs' Mike Brown.


He is owner - so gets the clubs' profits.

He is President of the club - pays himself.

He is GM - pays himself.

So he avoids paying 2 people, and deducts the salaries he pays himself as business expenses against his profits.

[Demon]

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You could see this coming from a mile away when they hired their new GM, Peyton Manning.

[TigerJ]

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Just my guess, but I think that with John Elway being a clearly hands on vice president, Xanders probably got a little uncomfortable with Elway looking over his shoulders.

[Beebe's Kid]

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I was just thinking how nice it would be to not have to worry about bills or money, and be able to come to the conclusion that it was better for your career to walk away from a high profile job... this poor guy.

[jamze132]

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I don't think he agreed with the direction Elway was taking this team, and I can't say I disagree.

[better days]

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I was just thinking how nice it would be to not have to worry about bills or money, and be able to come to the conclusion that it was better for your career to walk away from a high profile job... this poor guy.

I think it is better to quit than be fired which was most likely his only other option.

[Mike13]

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I thought Gary Busey, I mean Elway was their GM.