It's rare to be one-and-done as an NFL head coach. To not make it to the end of your first season? Practically unheard of. Nathaniel Hackett is just …
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Nathaniel Hackett Fired, But The Debacle In Denver Persists
The Broncos' first-year coach just became the league's fifth since 1970 to get fired during his inaugural season. What went wrong? A lot. His career in Denver began with a clock management gaffe in Week 1 and concluded with a players’ scuffle in a Week 16 blowout loss. Denver is 4-11. The offensive-minded coach never got Russell Wilson on track, but the mess left behind — loss of draft picks, a $243-million contract to a quarterback in precipitous decline — was much more than one man’s failing.
The Broncos ousted the guy who tried to fix his highly paid quarterback, but not the man who brought him to Denver in the first place. They say you …
It was a given that Nathaniel Hackett wasn't long for Denver, the only question remained was whether the Broncos would fire him during or after the se
The Denver Broncos moved on from Nathaniel Hackett after just 15 games, ending one of the most disastrous head coaching hires in NFL history. Hackett …
Sources: Broncos players were just informed that senior assistant coach Jerry Rosburg, whom Nathaniel Hackett hired during the season to aid him in …
Sean Payton and Other Leading Candidates to Replace Hackett
The Broncos fired rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett two games short of finishing his first season with the team. Hackett, 43, had to be dismissed …
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