Kelly Kleine Van Calligan enters her fifth year with the Denver Broncos in 2025 and first as vice president of football operations.
Entering her 14th NFL season, Van Calligan 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 NFL Draft/free agency preparations and day-to-day football administration—while also working closely with the club's business operations staff.
Reporting General Manager George Paton, Van Calligan also oversees the Broncos' video department while collaborating across many other areas throughout the organization.
Serving as the Broncos' executive director of football operations/special advisor to the general manager from 2021-24, Van Calligan was also involved in player evaluations along with her roles in day-to-day football administration as well as NFL Draft and free agency preparations.
Before joining Denver, Van Calligan 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, Van Calligan 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.
Van Calligan 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, Van Calligan 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., Van Calligan and her husband, Derek, have one son, Archie.
