Two years is not a long time. But it has allowed Chris Banjo to cover a lot of ground.
His decade-long playing career as a safety and key reserve for three teams ended in 2023. He exchanged his helmet and shoulder pads for a whistle, joining Sean Payton’s Broncos staff in February of that same year. He played three seasons for Payton in New Orleans — 2016-2018 — and was long viewed as a potential coach because of his football IQ and energy.
New Jets coach Aaron Glenn took notice, hiring Banjo as his club’s special teams coordinator, a source confirmed to The Denver Post.