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Denver Broncos new defensive coordinator Ejiro Evero has no coordinator experience in the NFL, but he’s been coaching football since 2005, and he’s worked with some of the best defensive minds in the game. - Evero’s list of mentors includes Dom Capers, Eric Mangini, Wade Phillips, Monte Kiffin, Raheem Morris, Brandon Staley and Vic Fangio (so elements of Fangio’s defense will likely remain in Denver). - Evero will now take what he learned from those coaches and apply it to his own defense, with Capers on staff as a senior defensive assitant. - “The great thing about it is it has exposed me to so much, in terms of so many different schemes [and] so many different identities,” Evero said of his impressive defensive lineage. “It makes you realize there’s a lot of different ways to get it done. - “The biggest thing about all the guys and the reason I did have success is that they were great teachers, they had an identity, they stuck to that identity, and they got the players to buy into it. That’s the biggest thing that we want to get done and that’s what we’re going to get done here as well.” - The Broncos traded away Von Miller last season, but they still have defensive star power with players including Justin Simmons and Pat Surtain. Evero will be tasked with getting the most out of those stars, and all of Denver’s defenders. Defense has been one of the Broncos’ biggest strengths for several years, and Evero will aim to continue that trend. - Follow the Broncos Wire Podcast: - Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts - - - List - - One free agent each NFL team should want to sign in 2022 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Broncos Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Broncos Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.