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Sean Payton comments on losing John Morton to Lions
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The Denver Broncos lost nine staff members this offseason, including pass game coordinator John Morton.
Morton, 55, joined the Broncos in 2023, right after a stint with the Detroit Lions . He left the Broncos this spring to rejoin the Lions as Detroit's new offensive coordinator.
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"Remember, he was there not too [long ago], two-and-a-half, three years ago," Broncos coach Sean Payton said of Morton in March. "Our industry is small, so all of these guys I feel like I've hired or got to work with, [like] Dan [Campbell]. So when Dan calls me on 'Johnny Mo' and he's going to be the play caller, I'm like, 'He'll be excited.' I'm excited for him. The terminology and the communication, all the things that Jared [ Goff ] knows, the system, that all stays cleanly intact.
"Johnny is a tremendous worker. He'll be the last one out, first one in in the morning. I'm happy for not only Johnny, but there are a number of guys this year that just seemed to like multiply. It's good to see some of them here, like [Aaron] Glenn. It's good to see them in these positions because those guys obviously were loyal and worked extremely hard for me at one point. So it's good to see."
Payton later joked that it felt like every time he left town, the Broncos lost another coach this offseason. "So I started trying not to leave town," Payton quipped.
Payton has since restocked Denver's coaching staff for the 2025 campaign.
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This article originally appeared on Broncos Wire: NFL: Sean Payton reacts to losing John Morton to Lions
