The front of the home at 17 Polo Club Drive. (BusinessDen file/Courtesy Leif Smith)
Former Broncos quarterback Brian Griese and his wife Brook have sold their Denver mansion for $5.9 million, almost two years after listing it at $8.8 million.
The couple bought the 8,000-square-foot Tudor at 17 Polo Club Drive in Denver in September 2009 for $3.2 million.
They initially listed it for $8.8 million in September 2023 with Compass-Denver. They relisted it for $5.9 million on April 11 with Trish Bragg and Maggie Armstrong with LIV Sotheby’s International Realty.
Eric and Stephanie Poole, represented by Jeffrey Plous with Hatch Realty, bought the six-bedroom, nine-bath home for $5.9 million. The sale closed on May 16.
The mansion was constructed in 2004, and the Pooles will be its third owners. It sits on a half-acre.
The mansion features a walnut-paneled library with a limestone fireplace that opens to a covered patio with an outdoor fireplace, TV and dining area.
The rear of the home at 17 Polo Club Drive in Denver. It features a two-story loggia with entertaining space and a secluded spa. (BusinessDen file/Courtesy Leif Smith)
The Grieses enhanced the property by adding a two-story loggia off the family room, which offers additional entertaining space and a secluded spa and hot tub area.
The Broncos selected Griese in the third round of the 1998 NFL Draft, and he became the team’s starting quarterback in 1999 after John Elway’s retirement.
After being released by the Broncos following the 2002 season, he played for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Chicago Bears.
Brian Griese during his Broncos playing days. (The Denver Post)
Griese retired from football in 2009 and joined ESPN as a football analyst. He became a commentator for “Monday Night Football” in 2020.
He left that role in March 2022 to serve as the quarterbacks coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Griese stopped coaching in San Francisco after the 2024 season, saying he wanted to spend more time with his family.
In honor of his mother, who died from breast cancer when he was 12, Griese and his wife established Judi’s House, a free grief support center for children in Denver.
He received the 2011 Patterson Award for Excellence in Sports Philanthropy for his work with the nonprofit, which moved to a new location near Stanley Marketplace in Aurora in 2022.
