Outwardly, at least, Sean Payton isn’t much concerned about coaching against Davis Webb twice a year.
Quarterbacks coach Davis Webb of the Denver Broncos speaks to Bo Nix during the first quarter against the Jacksonville Jaguars at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado on Sunday, December 21, 2025.
Outwardly, at least, Sean Payton didn’t seem much concerned about the prospect of coaching against Davis Webb twice a year in the AFC West.On Thursday, any chance of Payton-versus-Webb in 2026 came to an end. Webb has withdrawn his name from the Las Vegas Raiders’ head-coaching search, a source confirmed to The Denver Post. The 31-year-old quarterbacks coach had previously interviewed twice with Las Vegas and was considered a finalist for the job, but the Raiders have been increasingly connected to Seattle Seahawks offensive coordinator Klint Kubiak. After the Broncos fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi Tuesday, they’ll now have a clear shot at promoting Webb, one of the hottest-discussed young offensive minds in the NFL. After spending six seasons in the NFL as a backup quarterback, Payton hired Webb as the team’s quarterbacks coach in 2023 for his first NFL coaching job and then promoted Webb to the team’s passing-game coordinator in 2024. A source confirmed to The Post that Webb is a prime candidate for the Broncos’ OC job, and Denver plans to interview him for the position. The key question here, though: if Payton is willing to give up play-calling duties, a role he’s held as a head coach since his first beginnings in New Orleans. Webb has never called plays in a regular-season NFL game, but generated plenty of buzzWebb’s promotion is far from a sure thing, as he has standing interview requests from the New York Giants and the Baltimore Ravens for their offensive coordinator jobs.on Thursday, and still must interview at least one more diverse candidate in compliance with the NFL’s Rooney Rule. The Raiders first held a virtual interview with Webb over the Broncos’ bye week in mid-January, and hosted him for another in-person interview Monday. Webb would’ve worked with former Broncos scout and current Raiders GM John Spytek in Las Vegas, and would’ve reported to minority owner Tom Brady, who played a leading role in the Raiders’ coaching search. Reserve quarterback Sam Ehlinger told The Post in December that he thought Webb’s ceiling was a “very successful head coach.” For now, though, Webb appears focused on a slightly smaller step up the ladder.Broncos TE Evan Engram says he still has ‘a lot left in the tank’ after trying seasonBroncos owner Greg Penner wants to make new stadium at Burnham Yard ‘special for the city of Denver’Want more Broncos news? Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis.ICE Out protests, general strike will close more than a dozen Denver restaurants on Jan. 30 New Colorado red flag law expansion -- allowing more people to seek a gun-removal order -- clears first hurdleSnow plow lost control in I-70 crash that killed 1, injured 8, including youth hockey team membersCherry Creek Schools superintendent resigns following report of 'toxic culture' For years, Colorado Medicaid mistakenly paid a program's providers several times too much -- costing millions
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