Jeff Legwold Apr 14, 2026, 03:54 PM ET

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Jeff Legwold covers the Denver Broncos at ESPN. He has covered the Broncos for more than 20 years and also assists with NFL draft coverage, joining ESPN in 2013. He has been a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Board of Selectors since 1999, too. Jeff previously covered the Pittsburgh Steelers, Buffalo Bills and Houston Oilers/Tennessee Titans at previous stops prior to ESPN.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Everyone who met Dave McGinnis has a story. The longtime NFL coach -- who spent more than three decades in the NFL, most notably as the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals from 2000-03, before passing away Monday at 74 years old -- was the mayor of everywhere.

His orbit was galactic in size and his West Texas roots always remained in rhythm with the words that cascaded over those around him. People and places were his legacy; a handshake here, a laugh there, a story about how he might have met your uncle one time.…