Paton Poaches Personnel From Purple
The Denver Broncos hired Kelly Kleine as executive director of football operations/special advisor to the general manager on Monday.
She is believed to be the highest-ranking female scouting executive ever with an NFL team.
Kleine, who worked with general manager George Paton with the Minnesota Vikings, will have scouting duties and manage the team's video and equipment departments.
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The Broncos said Kleine will have involvement with player evaluation, day-to-day football administration duties and preparation for both the NFL draft and free agency.
Kleine worked for the Vikings the past 10 years, including nine in the team's scouting department. She held the title of manager of player personnel/college scout the past two seasons and scouted the Midwest region for the Vikings.
ESPN's Adam Schefter contributed to this
Vikings one of the more progressive orgs in the NFL.
The #Vikings — who lost Kelly Kleine to the Broncos today in a groundbreaking hire — are promoting three women in the front office, per @AlbertBreer.
— Will Ragatz (@WillRagatz) May 17, 2021
Taylor Young, Kaitlin Zarecki, and Caroline DeFelice have new roles. https://t.co/R0TgP8khhF pic.twitter.com/AKbXYrcglk
https://gazette.com/sports/broncos/be-the-trailblazer-kelly-kleine-s-rise-in-nfl-sparked-by-late-father-s-belief/article_7d8c8fe4-b804-11eb-81a7-3f563b4a2e5a.html
Good for her. Congrats Kelly Kleine. There is always a groundbreaker.
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