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Yahoo
08-03-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Two Broncos employees named on The Athletic's '50 under 40' list
After the Denver Broncos' successful 2024 campaign that concluded with a playoff appearance, the Broncos found themselves with a few more honorees, this time from the sideline and from the front office. The Athletic recently released its annual "50 under 40" list, and a pair of Broncos employees made the cut. Quarterbacks coach Davis Webb and Vice President of Community Impact/Executive Director of the Denver Broncos Foundation Allie Engelken were recognized as two individuals who are "under 40 years old and shaping the NFL landscape," via Aric DiLalla of the team's official website. Webb, 33, was a first-time quarterbacks coach on head coach Sean Payton's staff in 2023, where he helped then-Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson to significantly better numbers than his 2022 campaign. Webb is also a former NFL quarterback who played for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. In 2024, Webb helped rookie quarterback Bo Nix (a player only six years Webb's junior) to several team and NFL records throughout the year. Engelken also has an impressive resume at under age 40. In her sixth year with the Broncos, one of Engelkin's biggest projects is as the face of the recent rollout from the team's ALL IN. ALL COVERED. campaign, which will bring all 277 Colorado high schools free Riddell Axiom helmets. Both Webb and Engelkin will surely be impactful in the future for the Broncos, and hopefully part of the team's reemergence into the upper AFC echelon of teams. This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Denver Broncos: 2 employees named on '50 under 40' list
USA Today
08-03-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Two Broncos employees named on The Athletic's '50 under 40' list
Two Broncos employees named on The Athletic's '50 under 40' list After the Denver Broncos' successful 2024 campaign that concluded with a playoff appearance, the Broncos found themselves with a few more honorees, this time from the sideline and from the front office. The Athletic recently released its annual "50 under 40" list, and a pair of Broncos employees made the cut. Quarterbacks coach Davis Webb and Vice President of Community Impact/Executive Director of the Denver Broncos Foundation Allie Engelken were recognized as two individuals who are "under 40 years old and shaping the NFL landscape," via Aric DiLalla of the team's official website. Webb, 33, was a first-time quarterbacks coach on head coach Sean Payton's staff in 2023, where he helped then-Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson to significantly better numbers than his 2022 campaign. Webb is also a former NFL quarterback who played for the Buffalo Bills and New York Giants. In 2024, Webb helped rookie quarterback Bo Nix (a player only six years Webb's junior) to several team and NFL records throughout the year. Engelken also has an impressive resume at under age 40. In her sixth year with the Broncos, one of Engelkin's biggest projects is as the face of the recent rollout from the team's ALL IN. ALL COVERED. campaign, which will bring all 277 Colorado high schools free Riddell Axiom helmets. Both Webb and Engelkin will surely be impactful in the future for the Broncos, and hopefully part of the team's reemergence into the upper AFC echelon of teams.
CBS News
13-02-2025
- Sport
- CBS News
Colorado coaches, students learn about helmet technology after concerns about new statewide program
Among a crowd of Colorado coaches, administrators, parents and students inside Mile High Stadium was a growing curiosity surrounding new technology ready to tackle safety across high school football programs. "I'm just curious and open-minded about what I can learn," said Avery Worsham, football coach at Denver North High School. Wednesday evening marked the first of six caravans taking place across Colorado over the next few weeks. These events, hosted by the Broncos Foundation, were created to help educate the high school football community about the recently launched 'All In, All Covered' helmet distribution program. "We want to make sure that as many schools as possible get these helmets," Bobby Mestas, Director of Youth and High School Football with the Denver Broncos. It's been two weeks since the Denver Broncos Foundation announced an unprecedented move to provide more than 15,000 Riddell Axiom football helmets for free to high school programs across the state. However, since the announcement of the program, some districts in the Denver metro area have raised some concerns about how students' medical privacy could be impacted by some of the data analytics these helmets are able to capture. During Wednesday's caravan, Mestas, and spokespeople from Riddell assured families that schools do not have to opt into 'InSite Analytics Reporting,' if they join the helmet program. "All of the data that's collected is de-identified and the only data that's given out is what the schools are willing to give out," said Mestas. "And schools don't have to participate in the data portion. We did make that adjustment earlier this week." Spokespeople from Riddell, the company providing these helmets to school districts, spent the evening demonstrating all the features that make this helmet safer for students to wear on the field. "The first thing you'll see is what we call surround sound flex panels. So, they're actually four flex panels strategically engineered to the helmet shell, which help reduce impact transfer to the athlete. Additionally, we reimagined the face mask and face mask attachment system," said Erin Griffin, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Communications for Riddell. In addition, some students even got to see what it would be like to have a helmet fitted to their head using Riddell's TrueFit system, which would also be included with each helmet student received. "We actually take a series of images of an athlete's head and build them a helmet that's configured for their head," said Griffin. As of this week, over 100 schools have opted into the "All In, All Covered" program. Leaders with the Broncos Foundation and other organizations involved in the program are hoping caravans like this one will encourage more schools to get their students fitted into this cutting-edge technology. "We had Littleton Public Schools come on board today among others, and we're excited more are continuing to learn," said Mestas. While many coaches and students are still weighing whether they will choose to suit up in this tech, they say this could be a step forward in making the game more accessible to student athletes. "I think it'll just help bring more people in and more excitement into the game because all the parents will feel safe allowing their kids to play football," said Worsham.
Yahoo
29-01-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Broncos donate more than 15,000 football helmets to Colorado high schools
The Denver Broncos Foundation and team ownership has made a huge donation of football helmets to all 277 Colorado high schools, the team announced Tuesday. The initiative, titled "ALL IN. ALL COVERED," is the largest philanthropic donation in franchise history, consisting of 15,516 Riddell Axiom smart helmets at no cost to every high school football program in the state. 'The Denver Broncos Foundation is proud to launch ALL IN. ALL COVERED, a game-changing program designed to have a lasting impact on Colorado youth for years to come,' Broncos co-owner Carrie Walton Penner in a statement. According to the team's press release, schools will receive 25% of the donated helmets each year of the program (2025-2028) based on the average roster size of their team's classification, from six-man football all the way up to 5A. "The Riddell Axiom helmet smart was carefully selected as the helmet of choice for this program due to its safety and performance features," read the statement. "The Axiom features Riddell's TRU-FIT™ SYSTEM, which uses 3D imaging of each athlete's head for a personalized fit and protection system to improve impact response. It also comes standard with InSite Smart Helmet Technology for impact sensing and reporting." The start of the helmet rollout will begin in May, and continue all the way to the beginning of the 2025 high school football season. View the announcement video, narrated by Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, below for a more complete rundown. These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: Broncos donate more than 15,000 football helmets to Colorado high schools
USA Today
29-01-2025
- Business
- USA Today
Broncos donate more than 15,000 football helmets to Colorado high schools
The Denver Broncos Foundation and team ownership has made a huge donation of football helmets to all 277 Colorado high schools, the team announced Tuesday. The initiative, titled 'ALL IN. ALL COVERED,' is the largest philanthropic donation in franchise history, consisting of 15,516 Riddell Axiom smart helmets at no cost to every high school football program in the state. 'The Denver Broncos Foundation is proud to launch ALL IN. ALL COVERED, a game-changing program designed to have a lasting impact on Colorado youth for years to come,' Broncos co-owner Carrie Walton Penner in a statement. According to the team's press release, schools will receive 25% of the donated helmets each year of the program (2025-2028) based on the average roster size of their team's classification, from six-man football all the way up to 5A. 'The Riddell Axiom helmet smart was carefully selected as the helmet of choice for this program due to its safety and performance features,' read the statement. 'The Axiom features Riddell's TRU-FIT™ SYSTEM, which uses 3D imaging of each athlete's head for a personalized fit and protection system to improve impact response. It also comes standard with InSite Smart Helmet Technology for impact sensing and reporting.' The start of the helmet rollout will begin in May, and continue all the way to the beginning of the 2025 high school football season. View the announcement video, narrated by Hall of Famer Peyton Manning, below for a more complete rundown. Colorado high schools are ALL IN, and the Broncos have them ALL COVERED. Led by Owner & Foundation Chair Carrie Walton Penner and Owner & CEO Greg Penner, we're excited to launch an initiative distributing 15,000+ new Riddell Axiom helmets free to every HS program in Colorado. — Denver Broncos (@Broncos) January 28, 2025
