I know Bolen is the owner but he has stepped back due to Alzheimers. Wonder who is calling the shots now?
The Denver Broncos have as little as two years to determine which of Pat Bowlen's seven children will step into his shoes — or face having to sell the team.
The NFL has made it clear that it will not allow the process of choosing a successor to go on indefinitely, giving the Pat Bowlen Trust just two years to make "significant progress," according to people familiar with the situation.
Bowlen hoped to keep the team in his family and a decade ago mapped out a succession plan through the trust, ensuring one of his children would take the lead ownership role.
But he didn't set a deadline, leaving it to three trustees — including team president and CEO Joe Ellis — to decide which of the children actually has the ability to do the job, The Denver Post has learned.
"It's incumbent upon us to have made progress toward getting one of the kids in that direction, significant progress, in those two years," John Bowlen, Pat's brother, told The Post. John Bowlen is a minority owner of the team.
Although the NFL has not set a precise time limit, John Bowlen said it's unclear how much longer than two years the league might be willing to wait — if at all.
"Maybe two more, maybe five, maybe none," John Bowlen said. "We'll have to see."
From a different article....
The statement says
Broncos president Joe Ellis will continue to operate the team, but that over the long term Bowlen hopes one of his seven children will eventually take control.
