Ex-Stanford HC Shaw joins Broncos' front office

The Broncos have hired former Stanford head coach David Shaw as a senior personnel executive, the team announced Thursday.

When Shaw stepped down from Stanford in 2022, he expressed a desire to return to the NFL, where he spent nearly a decade as an assistant coach.

Shaw, 51, and Broncos coach Sean Payton worked together as rising offensive assistants with the Eagles in 1997.

David Shaw, who resigned from Stanford in 2022 as the school’s winningest football coach, is returning to the NFL with the Broncos. AP Photo/Rick Bowmer

Shaw also worked as an assistant with the