{"id":718532,"date":"2026-01-31T07:17:18","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718532\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T07:17:18","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T07:17:18","slug":"sean-paytons-former-assistant-gets-another-promotion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/718532\/","title":{"rendered":"Sean Payton&#8217;s former assistant gets another promotion"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Updated Jan. 30, 2026, 2:44 p.m. MT<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Sean Payton certainly has an eye for coaching talent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Seven years ago, Payton hired Declan Doyle (who had been a student assistant at Iowa) as an offensive assistant with the <a href=\"https:\/\/saintswire.usatoday.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">New Orleans Saints<\/a> in 2019. Doyle ended up outlasting his boss in New Orleans as Payton stepped down following the 2021 season, and Doyle remained with the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/new-orleans-saints\/350\" data-autotag=\"84b23fc0-f769-4d65-9d38-018c62e4efd7\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Saints<\/a> through the 2022 campaign.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">When Payton became the <a href=\"\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Denver Broncos<\/a>&#8216; head coach in 2023, he recruited Doyle as tight ends coach. Doyle held that role for two seasons before leaving to become the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdata.usatoday.com\/football\/nfl\/teams\/chicago-bears\/326\" data-autotag=\"69c69e75-f807-4542-90d2-619e6d4a23b1\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Chicago Bears<\/a>&#8216; offensive coordinator in 2025. Now, after one season as an OC, Doyle has <a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/ravens\/2026\/01\/30\/declan-doyle-hired-as-ravens-offensive-coordinator\/88438337007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">joined the Baltimore Ravens<\/a>, according to multiple reports.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">It&#8217;s technically a lateral move (he&#8217;s still an OC), but Doyle will get to call plays, duties that he did not have in Chicago. Now, the 29-year-old coach is set to call plays for Lamar Jackson this fall.<\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">He&#8217;s had quite the rise, and it started with Payton giving him his first role in the NFL.<\/p>\n<p>Need a news break? <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" data-t-l=\":body nav (play)|e|auto spike click:6|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_sp_a\" href=\"https:\/\/play.usatoday.com\/?itm_source=SPIKE&amp;itm_campaign=PLAYSPIKE&amp;itm_medium=ONSITE\">Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"gnt_ar_b_p\">Social: Follow\u00a0<a href=\"\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\">Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BroncosWire\/\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/thebroncoswire\" data-t-l=\":b|z|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow\">Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/broncoswire.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/broncos\/2019\/08\/03\/denver-broncos-famous-fans-celebrities-include-paul-george-amy-adams\/79446413007\/\" data-t-l=\":b|e|k|\u2691u\" class=\"gnt_ar_b_a\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Jan. 30, 2026, 2:44 p.m. MT Sean Payton certainly has an eye for coaching talent. 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