When John Elway stepped down from general manager and hired George Paton, there was no talk of a future contract extension for him as the head of football operations. His contract ran through and his new role, according to sources from Mike Klis of 9News, will be an ‘outside consultant’ to Paton.
That would signal an end to a career spanning 27 years as both a player and executive with the Denver Broncos. Those 27 years also contain most of the franchises historical successes. All but one Super Bowl appearance, all three Super Bowl titles, and all but two AFC Championship Game appearances happened while Elway was inside the building.