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John Elway Defends Joe Ellis After Pat Bowlen's Daughter Makes Ownership Play

Denver Broncos general manager John Elway voiced his support Friday for team president Joe Ellis after Beth Bowlen Wallace, the daughter of owner Pat Bowlen, announced interest Thursday in taking over control of the NFL franchise.

Elway said on Twitter he has "full confidence" in Ellis to carry out Bowlen's vision:

John Elway

I want to make one thing clear about yesterday's news: Joe Ellis is doing an incredible job & I have full confidence in him. He's got all of our support. Pat put a lot of good people in place to follow his plan, and that's what they're doing.