Thewes enters his 23rd season in the NFL and joins the Silver and Black after spending the past 16 seasons with the Denver Broncos. He most recently served as the Broncos' vice president of football operations and compliance from 2020-2024 after serving as the team's director of team administration from 2012-19.
Thewes worked for the Cleveland Browns from 1999-2004 and spent four years with GMR Marketing in Charlotte, N.C., before he joined the Broncos as assistant to the head coach in 2009.
A member of the Broncos' executive staff, Thewes served as the liaison to the NFL office to ensure the club's compliance with the collective bargaining agreement, roster management and reporting, scheduling, officiating and discipline. In addition to overseeing the team's football analytics department, he worked closely on player contract analysis and overall football department budgeting and monitoring.
Thewes served on the Broncos' Diversity and Inclusion Committee and managed the club's diversity coaching and scouting programs.
A native of Canton, Ohio, Thewes worked as an intern in the operations and marketing departments at the Pro Football Hall of Fame before joining the Browns as an intern in 1999. He was hired full time by the Browns in 2000 and handled marketing/sponsorships for the club through 2004.
At GMR Marketing, an Omnicom Group Inc. experiential/sports marketing agency, Thewes was an account director in its sports division. In that capacity, he primarily worked with NFL, NCAA and NASCAR accounts.
A four-year starter on the baseball team at Miami (Ohio) University, Thewes received a bachelor's degree in business from the school before earning a master's degree in sports administration from Ohio University. He is a graduate of Canton McKinley Senior High School in Canton, Ohio.
Mark and his wife, Megan, have one son (Wade) and one daughter (Gwen).
