While attending his first Broncos practice since 2008, Denver's former coach Mike Shanahan said that he "was close" to re-joining the team last offseason for a second stint as head coach before the team decided to keep Vance Joseph for 2018.
Shanahan made the comments from a joint practice session between the Broncos and San Francisco 49ers, coach by his son Kyle. The 66-year-old veteran coach spent 14 seasons in Denver from 1995-2008 and led the team to back-to-back Super Bowl victories in the 1997 and 1998 seasons, during which time the Broncos set a then-record for victories in two seasons.