Overview
- Payton confirmed the shift at the NFL Scouting Combine, noting he will remain involved and still call some plays.
- It marks the first time in Payton’s head-coaching career that another coach will handle full-time game-day play-calling.
- Webb was promoted to offensive coordinator after Joe Lombardi’s post–AFC title game dismissal and impressed in a 2025 preseason play-calling trial.
- The 31-year-old drew interviews for head-coach roles with the Bills, Raiders and Ravens, with Buffalo GM Brandon Beane hinting at the move earlier Tuesday.
- Bo Nix was not part of the decision and is rehabbing a broken right ankle as Denver aims to speed up an offense that ranked 10th in yards and 14th in points in 2025.