Broncos owner Carrie Walton-Penner named to NFL health and safety committee, source says

The Broncos ownership group continues to expand its influence in the NFL Owner Carrie Walton-Penner was in the last few days named to the league s vitality and safety committee a source stated The Denver Post She and husband Greg Penner owner and CEO of the Broncos are in New York this week for ownership committee meetings Walton-Penner now sits on three ownership committees the latest in addition to the league s diversity committee and the NFL Foundation Walton-Penner has been involved in several medical and safety-related initiatives That includes the work the ownership group did to analysis injury issues when it first arrived as well as a analysis the Broncos did regarding the wellbeing and wellness impacts for school-age girls who play flag football and the club s state-wide campaign to provide state-of-the-art helmets for every high school football participant in Colorado The ALL IN ALL COVERED initiative ended up providing more than Riddell Axiom helmets at a total venture of more than million The latest committee add for Walton-Penner follows Penner being named to the league s management council in August That group handles among other things ownership s dealings with the NFL Players Association and the sides collective bargaining agreement Penner also sits on three other committees finance ownership and compensation Related Articles Broncos ILB Dre Greenlaw TE Evan Engram out for first practice of Chargers week What are PSLs and could they factor into Broncos plans for Burnham Yard stadium Denver Water drops bid to acquire properties near Burnham Yard Broncos Mailbag Does Sean Payton make too a great number of substitutions between offensive plays Rookie errors and coaching regrets shape outcomes for Colts Broncos Seahawks Steelers Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis