Sean Payton Hands Broncos Play-Calling Duties Over to OC Davis Webb

Webb spent 6 years as a backup in the NFL before being hired by Payton as quarterbacks coach in 2023.

Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos looks on in the first quarter against the Los Angeles Chargers at Empower Field At Mile High in Denver on Jan. 4, 2026 C. Morgan Engel/Getty Images

Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton said at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis on Feb. 24 that he was handing over play-calling duties to newly promoted OC Davis Webb.

Payton, widely regarded as an offensive mastermind, has called his own for more than 20 years, dating back to his time with the Dallas Cowboys in the early 2000s. He said he had made the decision he thought was best for the team.