Broncos part ways with linebackers coach who was arrested after allegedly assaulting officer

The Denver Broncos parted ways with linebackers manager Michael Wilhoite connected Wednesday pursuing the assistant’s apprehension astatine an airdrome past month.

Broncos caput manager Sean Payton made a connection connected the move.

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Denver Broncos extracurricular linebackers manager Michael Wilhoite during grooming campy astatine Centura Health Training Center successful Englewood, Colorado, connected July 28, 2023. (Isaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY Sports)

"After thorough discussions arsenic an organization, I met with Michael Wilhoite and informed him we person decided to portion ways," Payton said, via ESPN. "We admit the superior quality of the allegations against him and judge this is the champion people of enactment astatine this time. I admit Michael's contributions to the Broncos and americium assured helium volition determination guardant successful a affirmative direction."

Wilhoite was arrested connected Feb. 23 connected a complaint of second-degree battle connected a bid officer, jailhouse records showed.

Wilhoite had near his car unattended for a time, and an serviceman astatine the airdrome approached him and told him helium could not bash that, KDVR-TV reported, citing a probable origin statement. He allegedly told the serviceman explicitly to unopen up.

After being told again astir leaving the car unattended, Wilhoite allegedly approached the serviceman successful "an assertive mode and bumped his thorax into the unfortunate causing him to measurement backwards."

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Seattle Seahawks Michael Wilhoite, #57, celebrates aft making a tackle against the San Francisco 49ers connected a punt instrumentality during the 2nd fractional astatine CenturyLink Field successful Seattle connected Sept. 17, 2017. (Steven Bisig-USA TODAY Sports)

Wilhoite was pushed distant earlier helium allegedly punched the serviceman successful the face. His adjacent tribunal day is March 10.

Wilhoite was an undrafted escaped cause retired of Washburn erstwhile helium got his archetypal sensation of NFL enactment successful 2012 with the San Francisco 49ers. He played for the 49ers done the 2016 season.

He signed with the Seattle Seahawks successful 2017 and lone played 1 twelvemonth for them.

Wilhoite acceptable his sights connected the NFL coaching ranks successful 2019 erstwhile helium signed arsenic a peculiar teams adjunct with the New Orleans Saints connected Sean Payton’s staff. He was past connected the Los Angeles Chargers’ unit successful 2021as their linebackers coach. He was fto spell aft the 2022 season.

In 2023, helium rejoined Payton but with the Broncos.

The Broncos went from a squad astatine the bottommost of the league successful points and yards allowed successful 2023 to 1 of the champion defenses successful the NFL successful 2024 – ranked 3rd successful points allowed and seventh successful yards allowed.

San Francisco 49ers wrong linebacker Michael Wilhoite, #57, earlier the crippled against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers astatine Levi's Stadium successful Santa Clara, California, connected Oct. 23, 2016. (Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports)

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Denver made the playoffs but mislaid to the Buffalo Bills successful the chaotic paper round.

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