Broncos coach Sean Payton and Saints GM Mickey Loomis had a funny text exchange about Darren Rizzi last month.

Faced with several assistant coaches leaving for better jobs elsewhere, Broncos head coach Sean Payton filled vacancies ... special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica was fired after the season ...

Sean Payton is beginning to rebuild his Denver ... First, the Broncos replaced former special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica by hiring Darren Rizzi, a big signing for Payton's staff.

Even so, since Sean Payton ... level. Payton has never been afraid to push his players' buttons through the years. Payton once famously joked that former Broncos backup quarterback Ben DiNucci ...

First, the Broncos replaced former special teams coordinator Ben Kotwica by hiring Darren Rizzi, a big signing for Payton's staff. Up next is an assistant special teams coach to replace Chris Banjo .

Meanwhile, the Broncos were looking for a new special teams coordinator after firing Ben Kotwica ... creating a waiting game for Sean Payton. “I texted [Saints GM] Mickey [Loomis] and said ...