Brian Xanders is out as the Denver Broncos’ general manager after four seasons with the team. The Broncos and Xanders mutually agreed to part ways yesterday, ending a tenure that began when former head coach Mike Shanahan hired Xanders as the team’s assistant general manager after the 2008 draft. When Josh McDaniels took over as Broncos head coach in January 2009, he promoted Xanders to general manager, a post he remained in after John Fox took over as head coach last year. Though Xanders had the general manager title, he never had the final say in player personnel decisions, with John Elway overseeing football operations since 2011. The Broncos agreed to let Xanders go to pursue an opportunity as a general manager elsewhere. Elway says the Broncos will not hire anybody to formally fill the general manager position.