Overview
- Multiple outlets, including CBS Sports and DNVR, report Denver is set to add Belk to replace recently dismissed defensive backs coach Addison Lynch.
- Belk coached USC’s secondary the past two seasons after serving as Houston’s defensive coordinator, with earlier stops at Alabama and West Virginia.
- This would be Belk’s first NFL job and the first outside addition to Sean Payton’s staff this offseason, per local reports.
- Denver is fine-tuning a defense that led the NFL with 68 sacks and ranked third in scoring defense in 2025 after a 10-7 AFC Championship loss.
- Reporters note Belk’s USC ties could inform Denver’s 2026 draft evaluations of defensive backs such as Kamari Ramsey and Bishop Fitzgerald.