The worker was found unresponsive late Monday, Arapahoe County sheriff said
A construction worker died after he was found unresponsive at the site of the Denver Broncos’ new training facility on Monday evening, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said.
Workers found the man “in a confined ceiling area” about 8:20 p.m. at the construction site at 13409 E. Broncos Parkway, sheriff’s officials said in a news release. South Metro Fire Rescue crews responded to the scene and were able to access the man, but he was pronounced dead at the scene.
Turner Construction Company, the firm leading construction at the site, said work at the site has been suspended while the investigation is ongoing.
“We extend our heartfelt condolences to the worker’s family, loved ones, friends and colleagues during this very difficult time,” Christopher McFadden, senior VP of global communications, wrote in the statement. “This is a heartbreaking loss for … all those impacted by this tragedy.”
Broncos officials said they were “heartbroken” over his death in a statement.
The Arapahoe County coroner’s office is investigating the cause of death, officials said.
The Broncos were scheduled to relocate their offices and operations from the existing team facility — constructed in 1990 — within a matter of days, as part of a gradual move-in process across the next few weeks before the start of the team’s training camp in late July.
In November 2023, the Walton-Penner ownership group announced plans for the new $175 million, privately funded 205,000-square-foot training facility just south of the existing Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse. After breaking ground in late August 2024, the Broncos held a “topping-out” ceremony on Aug. 1, 2025, to mark the placement of the final foundational beam for the new development.
Worker Dies at Broncos Training Ground Construction Site
Turner Construction has temporarily halted work at the Broncos’ new training ground while police investigate the death of a worker.
“This is a heartbreaking loss to the family, loved ones, friends, colleagues, and all those affected by this tragedy,” the construction company said in a statement sent to Parker Gabriel of The Denver Post.
Workers found the man, whose identity has not been released, unconscious in an enclosed space under the roof around 8:20 p.m. Monday, the Arapahoe County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. South Metro Fire Rescue responded to the scene, but the man was pronounced dead.
“The Denver Broncos are deeply saddened by the passing of a subcontractor working on our new training ground Monday,” the team said in a statement. “We extend our deepest condolences to the family, colleagues, and friends of the deceased during this difficult time.”
Construction of these facilities, costing $175 million, began in 2024 and is expected to be completed this summer.
Players and team employees have been eagerly anticipating the planned development, with General Manager George Paton even putting up a rendering of the new facility in his office in 2025 as a selling point to potential free agents who came through the building.