The three-person trust which runs the Broncos submitted a response Friday in Colorado District Court a month after a brother of owner Pat Bowlen filed a lawsuit requesting the trustees be removed from power.
In a statement, Dan Reilly, the lawyer for the trustees, said: “We have requested that the NFL accept our arbitration of this private family matter per the league’s constitution and bylaws on ownership disputes, and we have filed a motion to stay the legal proceedings pending this ruling. The trustees will continue to implement Pat Bowlen’s succession plan.”
Since 2014, Joe Ellis, Rich Slivka and Mary Kelly have served as trustees for the Pat D.