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During a Wednesday appearance on Up and Adams with Kay Adams, eight-time Pro Bowl offensive lineman Terron Armstead said that Sean Payton has been trying to recruit him to join the Denver Broncos coaching staff.
"He called me yesterday and he wants me to work with him, or for him, in whatever capacity, so we have to have another conversation," Armstead shared. "I told him, 'Sean, get off my phone,' but that's my guy. I love Sean."
Armstead played for Payton for the first nine years of his career, from 2013 through 2021, when Payton temporarily retired and Armstead left for the Miami Dolphins in free agency.
It's also easy to understand why Payton might want to bring Armstead in. The Denver Broncos offensive line has blossomed into one of the league's elite units under Zach Strief, another one of Payton's longtime starters, after Payton gave him a shot as the team's offensive line coach.
Now, Payton could look to return to that well.
That said, the Broncos already currently have two assistant offensive line coaches listed on their coaching staff with Chris Morgan and Evan Rothstein. So, if Payton were to pursue adding Armstead to the staff, it would likely be in some smaller consultant role.
Nonetheless, with young up-and-coming tackles Alex Palczewski and Frank Crum currently in the team's development program, it would be valuable to add a lineman with the experience and insight that Armstead could provide.
Just last season, the Dolphins drafted offensive tackle Patrick Paul in the second round, and Armstead went out of his way to prepare Paul to eventually replace him.
"Any and everything," Armstead said, after he was asked what he was doing to help Paul. "Every tool that exists for him to be successful and successful for a long time is what I’m going to give him and everybody else in that room. . . any and everything that I can possibly give, show, say, see is going to be offered to him.”
It's easy to imagine the value that presence could bring as Denver looks to develop the next era of their offensive front.