Kelly Kleine Van Calligan enters her third year with the Denver Broncos in 2023 as executive director of football operations/special advisor to the general manager.
Entering her 12th NFL season, Kleine serves as the primary liaison for the Broncos' football operations and maintains significant responsibilities with both pro and college scouting. She is involved in all aspects of the Broncos' personnel department, including player evaluation, NFL Draft/free agency preparations and day-to-day football administration.
Reporting directly to General Manager George Paton, Kleine oversees the Broncos' video department while collaborating across many other areas throughout the organization.
Before joining Denver, Kleine spent the previous nine years with the Minnesota Vikings and most recently served as the club's manager of player personnel/college scout (2019-20). She had extensive day-to-day responsibilities within the Vikings' personnel department, including player evaluation, NFL Draft/free agency planning, opponent advances and general football administration.
With the Vikings, Kleine had specific scouting assignments with college players from Minnesota, Wisconsin, Montana and the Dakotas. She held numerous other college scouting responsibilities for the Vikings while overseeing NFL Draft operations and serving as a liaison for pro tryouts.
Kleine previously worked as the Vikings' college scouting coordinator (2015-18), scouting assistant (2014) and scouting administration intern (2013). She began her NFL career with the Vikings as a public relations intern in 2012.
A 2013 University of Minnesota graduate with a bachelor's degree in sports management, Kleine worked in the Golden Gophers' athletic communications office as a student intern from 2010-13. She was a three-sport athlete (golf, basketball and softball) at Sheboygan (Wis.) North High School.
A native of Sheboygan, Wisc., Kleine is married to Derek Van Calligan.
