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Vance Joseph open to Wade Phillips' return, but calls it 'work-in-progress'

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Newly minted Denver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph said Thursday that he intends to talk to Wade Phillips about returning to the team as the defensive coordinator, but called Phillips' future, as well as the construction of the Broncos' entire coaching staff a "work in progress."

As Joseph was formally introduced as the Broncos' new head coach Thursday, the question of Phillips' future and the future of the Broncos' top-end defense were among the most asked of Joseph in his first official day on the job.

Phillips, who arrived with Gary Kubiak in 2015, has directed a defense that finished No.