Broncos' strength coach Luke Richesson want his linemen like Zane Beadles to be the toughest in the NFL. (Ron Chenoy-US PRESSWIRE)

Over the past two seasons, there have been so many changes to the Denver Broncos from front office to coaching staff to players to even the Dove Valley weight room. The new look Broncos have made all of these changes to attain a new look record and a team that will advance deep into the playoffs.

One of the major changes made in the off season was to the team’s strength and conditioning coach. Luke Richesson takes Rich Tuten’s place in that capacity, and rather than focusing on building brute strength, Richesson is more concerned with functional movement and injury prevention. Don’t get him wrong, however.

“I want especially our guys in the trenches to be relentless and I want to maul people. I want our guys up front to be physically dominating people, and I want to own the line of scrimmage.” – Luke Richesson (DenverBroncos.com) 

The Broncos put out a video detailing Richesson’s plan for the way he works players out. Give it a watch.

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Luke Richesson will have to adjust to training his athletes at high altitude. (Jaguars.com)

Shuffled in the back papers of Friday’s happenings in Broncos news, the team announced the hire of new head strength and conditioning coach Luke Richesson.

The big news of the day of course was Jack Del Rio finding a spot in Denver as defensive coordinator, but Richesson’s new position is fuel that makes the machine run.

Just a handful of candidates interviewed to be the Broncos strength and conditioning coach, but Richesson made the biggest impression. Richesson played college football in Kansas and he was the Jacksonville Jaguars’ conditioning coach. He is known for implementing MMA workouts into his players’ offseason workouts.

The Broncos released longtime conditioning coach Rich Tuten after the team has started strong and finished poorly for nearly a decade.
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