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Bills hiring Broncos offensive assistant Pete Carmichael as OC, source says
The Broncos are losing a top offensive assistant coach to Buffalo.
Not Davis Webb, however.
The Bills and new head coach Joe Brady are hiring Denver senior offensive assistant Pete Carmichael as offensive coordinator, a source confirmed to The Denver Post on Friday morning.
Carmichael was head coach Sean Payton’s offensive coordinator for nearly his entire tenure in New Orleans and has spent the past two seasons as a senior offensive assistant in Denver.
Brady, who was promoted to head coach Tuesday, spent 2017-18 working as an offensive assistant under Payton and Carmichael in New Orleans before going to LSU for one prolific year and then jumping back to the NFL.
Carmichael is the fourth assistant coach to depart the Broncos’ staff this offseason, following Payton’s decision to fire offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi, receivers coach Keary Colbert and cornerbacks coach Addison Lynch earlier this week.
Perhaps more important, there is an apparent changing of the guard underway on the offensive side of the coaching staff.
Carmichael and Lombardi have a combined 30-plus years of experience working for Payton and have been stalwart presences on his coaching staffs.
Payton’s 20th year as a head coach in 2026 sets up to be the first he’s ever had without either Carmichael or Lombardi on his staff and the sixth without both. Payton has not coached a season with somebody other than Carmichael or Lombardi as his offensive coordinator since 2008.
The veteran head coach could hire familiar people in their places still, but regardless of who ends up in what positions, Payton is going to have a different set of voices around him in the Broncos’ offensive meeting room going forward.
He seemed to be interested or at least willing to entertain that idea after the season as he lamented some of the issues that unit, for which he leads the game planning and calls the plays, had over the course of the 2025 season.
Webb remains a central figure in the picture. He withdrew Thursday from the Las Vegas head coaching process and now will be a popular figure for offensive coordinator openings across football.
As jobs begin to fill — particularly in Buffalo, perhaps, which Webb has called his favorite place he played and where he has a very close relationship with quarterback Josh Allen — the possibility that he returns to Denver and is promoted to offensive coordinator appears to be growing.
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The University of Denver will close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children next year as enrollment has fallen in recent years, the college announced this week.
The Ricks Center, which serves gifted children as young as 3 years old, will operate for the 2026-27 academic year before closing, according to a letter DU sent parents on Wednesday.
“The University of Denver has made the difficult decision to close the Ricks Center for Gifted Children at the conclusion of the 2026–2027 academic year,” spokesman Jon Stone said in a statement. “This decision reflects long-term operational and financial considerations and is not a reflection of the school’s quality, leadership, or community.”
The center, which is located on DU’s campus, was started in 1984 as the University Center for Gifted Young Children. The program offers classes to students in preschool through eighth grade, according to the website.
The program, along with other public K-12 schools in the state, has experienced declining enrollment in recent years. The center enrolled 142 students for the 2025-26 academic year, which is down from 200 pupils four years ago.
The center will hold a meeting about the pending closure on March 6 for parents.
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David Fountaine Black
OBITUARY
Dave and Martha and their three boys moved to Denver in 1974 when Dave started work at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal. He and a business partner later purchased Mid-America Plating Company. Dave operated Mid-America for 36 years and finally retired in 2018.
He was a great golfer and natural athlete. Dave was an avid runner, and for many years, he woke up before the sun to get his miles in before work. He and Martha loved playing bridge with friends, gardening – growing fruit and flowers – and spending time outside relaxing and walking on the High Line Canal Trail and in Bible Park. Dave and Martha enjoyed getting back to Arizona during the winter at their Tucson home. They loved spending time with their family.
Dave passed away on February 20, 2026. He is loved by family and friends and will be missed. Dave was a hard-working, kind, optimistic, and thoughtful person who leaves the world a better place. He is survived by his wife, Martha, and his three sons, Dave (Robin), Tom (Debbie), Eric (Kendra), as well as six grandchildren and three great grandchildren, Casey (Nicole), Jake (Ashleigh and great granddaughter Faye), Hailey (Robby and great granddaughter Jensen), Keenan (Nicole and great granddaughter Olivia), Griffin, and Addie (Erik).
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