Denver Broncos’ President Damani Leech Talks Future of Mile High Stadium

On Monday, as information of six roster cuts was hitting the wire, the Denver Broncos held court docket at UCHealth Coaching Middle to introduce new workforce president Damani Leech. As the primary govt rent of recent workforce CEO Greg Penner, Leech was launched to Broncos Nation on Tuesday, alongside his employer and new associate, common supervisor George Paton. 

Though Leech was employed for his experience on the enterprise aspect of operations, it is truthful to marvel how a lot affect and affect he’ll have on the precise soccer product on the sphere. Leech addressed that subject head-on, clarifying what the division of labor shall be at Dove Valley. 

“Good query. I feel one of many issues, you [may] have heard me say it and others say, that our foreign money round right here is successful. We’re a soccer membership. We’re a soccer group,” Leech mentioned on Monday. “So all of the oars are within the water in that course, of being a profitable soccer membership on the sphere. My duty is to work with George, and I will do this. We have now an ideal relationship already.”

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Any good NFL operation has a profitable enterprise department entwined with a successful soccer workforce on the sphere. Leech’s transient is to raise the enterprise aspect by working alongside Paton with out meddling. 

“To help soccer and enterprise, these two issues cannot be profitable with out one another,” Leech mentioned. “So we may have nice communication, nice candid, open communication and my focus is outdoors the strains. I will not be selecting gamers or calling performs. I am targeted on the followers and the neighborhood. Rising our fan base tremendously of Broncos Nation and doing what we are able to to make our gamers profitable on the sphere and off the sphere.”

As Leech takes over for former CEO and workforce president Joe Ellis, who’s staying on short-term in an advisory position to assist with the transition, one of many sizzling subjects amongst Broncos followers is the stadium, and whether or not the workforce will look to both a.) make any upgrades, or b.) set the wheels in movement to construct a brand new one. Empower Area at Mile Excessive is now greater than 20 years outdated. 

“To start with, Empower Area at Mile Excessive is a first-class facility,” Leech mentioned. “It not solely hosts wonderful NFL video games, however concert events and different occasions and it’s a core a part of this neighborhood. There are a variety of issues that I shall be as I take over on this group, clearly the stadium is considered one of them. On day one, I don’t have any proclamations to make, however it’s definitely one thing that I shall be evaluating.”

To be determined…

Leech is a extremely revered sports activities govt and is considered internally as an innovator with 25 years of expertise at each the skilled and collegiate ranges. He joins the Broncos after serving as chief working officer of NFL Worldwide for the final three seasons.

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