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Published on 01/06/2011 at Thu Jan 06 11:21.
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Mike Mularkey cancels Broncos interview

Posted Thu Jan 6th by

Mike Mularkey (Getty Images)

Mike Mularkey (Getty Images)

Atlanta Falcons offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey has canceled his interview for the Denver Broncos head coach opening scheduled for Friday, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports. Per the report, Mularkey has elected to concentrate on the Falcons’ playoff game next week but would still be interested in interviewing if the position is still open after the Falcons’ season ends. More from Schefter–

Mularkey still will go through with his previously scheduled interview Saturday with the Cleveland Browns, but he is doing that because they called first and he feels a certain sense of obligation, according to the source.

Mularkey still wants to be a head coach, and would interview with Denver later if it still had its opening after the Falcons’ season ended, according to the source. But for now, he wants to keep as much of his focus as possible on the Falcons’ upcoming playoff game and doesn’t want to have to prepare for coaching interviews on back-to-back days.

Broncos executive V.P. John Elway made the following statement via Twitter: “I respect the decision that Mike Mularkey has made to not interview with the Broncos at this time. I wish Coach Mularkey and the Atlanta Falcons the best of luck in the playoffs.”

The Broncos are scheduled to interview with Perry Fewell on Sunday and Eric Studesville on Monday.

Source: Mike Mularkey interview off [ESPN]

  • The Mascot Army

    I was getting excited about Mularkey; I hope the Broncos dont rush into anything as if a month or so really matters in the grand scheme of things.

  • flbronc

    i guess he is just not interested in our opening if he is going to keep his Cleveland interview… we were going to him if i remember it right. wouldn't his interview prep be very similar to Cleveland- sure the player aspect would be different- but the philosophical would be the same. we'd chew a couple hours of his day and if there was mutual interest after that, accommodations would surely have been made to work with the league rules about playoff coaches.

    by him passing, i think he effectively has taken himself out of our search. which sucks. we want to eliminate candidates, not have them eliminate us.

  • The Mascot Army

    I think he is just focusing on the playoffs, and he is still serious.

  • BroncoMan24

    Several people on other sites made comments that Falcons have said the he is withdrawing his name from consideration (concerning the Broncos). I have not been able to find any article that says this, but I have seen it quite a bit so they must be getting the information from somewhere. I wasn't really too high on him anyways, but if he is not interested then I am afraid some of the others are not as well. Go Broncos!!!

  • Ryan K.

    I would say that if you cancel an interview you are not that interested. You do not table a promotion that you are very interested in. I guarantee you, that if the Patriots HC was opened that is not a coordinator in the NFL would wait even 5 minutes before getting their ass to New England.

  • areferee

    If it is as he stated, that he set the Cleveland interview first, he was aware of the timing when he first agreed to meet with the Broncos on Friday. This shows a lack of integrity in keeping one's commitments, at the very least.

    It also is clearly a snub to the Broncos and a weak excuse and likely less than candid. If it was a matter of concentrating on the playoffs, he would cancel both interviews.

    I is my opinion that the Broncos should move on to other, more stable candidates, and remove themselves from all of this “Mularkey”.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Could this be his response to Elway calling him “Mark” instead of Mike on multiple occasions in his presser? '

    If the guy who was supposed to interview me for a HC job didn't even know my name, I probably wouldn't be that interested in working for him either.

  • Vince_marine

    If he doesn't want to be here then it's good we find out before we waist man hours and time interviewing him. We'd be better off using our time to find a better canadidate. I still would prefer a defensive minded coach anyway, so I personally am glad he isn't interviewing.

  • flbronc

    seriously?

    you're a coordinator. you get a call to interview for hc from a historically respected franchise (fallen on some hard times of course). the newly appointed VP of the team slips up on your name at a press conference announcing his hire (not your hire, mind you). from what i have heard (because i didnt listen to the actual presser), he did refer to you by your correct name as well in the same presser.

    he misspoke your name and you are willing to walk away from a million plus dollar per year raise, a chance to run your own team, to work with a legendary hall of fame qb as a vp?

    my contention is it is something else. not a mark vs. mike. you could call me mark the rest of my life if you let me coach the broncos and paid me for it.

  • mikebirty

    Now that he's out of the running for the moment its a good job there are plenty of other ex-Bills coaches out there for the Broncos to interview

  • TheTroglodyte

    Spoken like a true Broncos fan who idolizes Elway. Not a guy who has multiple calls to int for HC positions around the league and potentially get a lot more control of the team.

    Mike Holmgren is proven. Elway is a QB playing VP. I think Elway will make a good VP but I'm also a fan and want to see him succeed. I'm not a non-biased guy with 15 years of league tenure who has been a HC before and knows what he is looking for.

    If I wasn't big on the Denver job to start with and I got called by the wrong name, than I would probably just move on.

  • TheTroglodyte

    And in case it isn't blatantly obvious, Denver isn't exactly a hot spot for coaching candidates right now. Nobody other than Fassel has shown any interest in the Broncos what-so-ever. Certainly nobody worth a damn has shown any interest.

  • herc_rock

    Ha ha. Mike f'in Mularkey is big-timing the Broncos.

    Hy-larious!

  • Nisse

    was looking farward to having a samoan on the team :/

  • Bobandosiris

    Mularkey might not be a Tebow lover…..remember what John said about the new coach

  • areferee

    Vikings expressing an interest in Josh McDaniels as OC. This might mean Kyle Orton winds up in Minnesota, eh?

  • The Mascot Army

    My glass half-full perspective sees it as his not wanting to hose his current team. Also, aren't the Broncos expected to offer less money than most of the other teams for head coach? That might have something to do with it.

  • Kingpins10

    How would you know? None of us know what is going on in the front office. We only know what is being reported on ESPN and other media outlets.

    I guarantee you Elway has talked to several people that we don't even know about yet.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Ugh, you should take off your ultra Elway fan hat for a day and look at the reality of the situation.

  • Kingpins10

    How would you know? None of us know what is going on in the front office. We only know what is being reported on ESPN and other media outlets.

    I guarantee you Elway has talked to several people that we don't even know about yet.

  • TheTroglodyte

    Ugh, you should take off your ultra Elway fan hat for a day and look at the reality of the situation.