George Paton’s top lieutenant is getting interest for a top job.
Broncos assistant general manager Darren Mougey interviewed Saturday morning for the New York Jets’ vacant general manager job, the Jets announced.
Mougey, NFL Network reported, is one of several candidates set to speak with the Jets this weekend.
The 39-year-old Arizona native has been with the Broncos his entire front-office career. After playing collegiately at San Diego State and spending a couple of seasons trying his hand at playing in the NFL, Mougey started in Denver’s organization as a scouting intern in 2012.
He moved steadily up the ranks to scouting assistant, then area scout, and eventually he helped run the Broncos’ college scouting operation. After Paton was hired as the general manager in 2021, Mougey became the director of player personnel. A year later, he was promoted to assistant general manager.
“He’s got all the traits you want,” Paton said of Mougey in 2022 after he was promoted. “He’s great with people, great evaluator. I talked about the management and the organization and the detail. So he’s got everything you want.”
Badie activated. Tyler Badie is finally back.
Or, at least, he could be for the Broncos in the playoffs.
Denver activated the running back from injured reserve Saturday ahead of the team’s wild-card game at Buffalo. It marks the first time Badie is back on the active roster since he was immobilized and carted off the field with a back injury in Week 4 against the New York Jets.
At the time of the injury, Badie had worked his way near or to the top of Denver’s depth chart at running back.
“No. 1, he’s smart and he knows the system, and that’s a big plus,” coach Sean Payton said Dec. 24 when Badie first returned to practice. “Just getting him out here though, and getting the work is real helpful.”
Just because he’s been returned to the roster does not necessarily mean he’ll be active Sunday against the Bills.
The Broncos now have five running backs on their 53-man roster: Jaleel McLaughlin, Javonte Williams, Audric Estime, Blake Watson and Badie. Denver typically has three active on game days.
To make room for Badie, Denver placed rookie offensive lineman Frank Crum on the non-football injury list. Crum’s been listed as having an illness the past two weeks and has not practiced in that span.
The Broncos also elevated rookie offensive lineman Nick Gargiulo from the practice squad for Sunday’s game.
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