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Sean Payton comments on 2 new additions to Broncos' coaching staff

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The list of new arrivals on the Broncos' coaching staff includes Robert Livingston and Ronald Curry.

Sean Payton made several changes to the Denver Broncos ' coaching staff this offseason. The notable changes include Davis Webb replacing fired offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi , Ronald Curry replacing fired wide receivers coach Keary Colbert , and Robert Livingston essentially replacing defensive pass game coordinator Jim Leonhard , who left to become defensive coordinator of the Buffalo Bills . Payton was asked about the new arrivals while speaking at the NFL's annual league meeting in Arizona last month.

“We have a handful of [new] guys, and that’s part of the deal," Payton said. "Robert, obviously locally, coming right from Colorado. [We have] a lot of background with him, Vance [Joseph] certainly and a number of us on the staff, if we didn’t know him, we knew others that worked with him.

"Then Ronald Curry, of course, who played at North Carolina, was a two-sport athlete. It’s pretty amazing. He was good… He was great at basketball.

He was one of these guys that… Slam dunk champion. I’ve had Ronald. He’s a fantastic coach.