Reports: Broncos hiring 49ers' McCartney as QBs coach

The Denver Broncos will hire San Francisco 49ers offensive assistant T.C. McCartney as quarterbacks coach, according to multiple reports Tuesday. McCartney worked with new offensive coordinator Rich Scangarello for the last two seasons in San Francisco. McCartney has four years of NFL coaching experience.

He also has ties to the state through his family. He's the son of late former University of Colorado quarterback Sal Aunese, who passed away in September 1989 of stomach cancer when T.C. was five months old, and the grandson of Bill McCartney, the winningest head coach in Buffaloes history. T.C. McCartney also spent two years at Colorado as an offensive graduate assistant before getting his first NFL job with the Cleveland Browns. McCartney replaces Mike Sullivan, who was the quarterbacks coach in 2018 and has four years of offensive coordinator experience with two teams, most recently the New York Giants (2016-17).

According to 9News Denver, the Broncos also will hire Wagner offensive coordinator Rob Calabrese as an offensive assistant. Calabrese worked under Scangerello at Wagner when the latter was the coordinator in 2016 and was promoted to offensive coordinator when Scangarello left to join the 49ers.

--Field Level Media