For now, Joseph and Webb are focused on Denver's 2025 campaign, but it's possible that this could be their final season with the Broncos. Sean Payton lost three coaches to other clubs last offseason, and it appears that trend might continue in 2026.

Broncos defensive coordinator Vance Joseph has spent the past two seasons adding compelling testimony to his resume as a perspective head coach. In the coming weeks, he’ll punctuate it with

Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain backs Vance Joseph for a head coaching job as defense has fueled a 10-game win streak.

Former Broncos head coach Vance Joseph is now a hot head-coaching candidate again after leading Denver’s defense to elite status in 2025.

I think it’s cool,” Vance Joseph said Thursday of his name percolating again. “But obviously the job is the job and the job is the Broncos’ coordinator.”

Joseph remains well-liked in Miami, where he was a one-year DC — before being hired as Broncos HC — according to Fowler. The Raiders interviewed Joseph this past year, and Graziano adds he could be a candidate in Las Vegas again. The Raiders have memorably hired two Denver DCs — Dennis Allen, Jack Del Rio — as HCs over the past 15 years.