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Auggie

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Thu Jan 27, 2022, 09:44 AM Jan 2022

Denver Broncos to hire Nathaniel Hackett as head coach (Sources)

The Denver Broncos are hiring Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett to be their head coach, sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday.

Hackett, who has worked with quarterbacks at all phases on the developmental curve, was scheduled to interview with the Jaguars on Thursday, but the Broncos stepped in Wednesday night to get a deal done to prevent him from going to Jacksonville, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

It will mark Hackett's first stint as a head coach, and he becomes Denver's fourth different coach since the start of the 2016 season. He replaces Vic Fangio, who was fired earlier this month after going 7-10 this past season -- the Broncos' fifth consecutive losing season.

Hackett's hiring will bring immediate speculation about the Broncos trying to lure Aaron Rodgers to Denver, perhaps along with his star receiver Davante Adams, who is set to hit free agency in March.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/33157981/denver-broncos-hire-nathaniel-hackett-new-head-coach-sources-say

I'd be thrilled if Denver used resources and cap money to get a rental player like Rodgers. It would set them back years.

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Denver Broncos to hire Nathaniel Hackett as head coach (Sources) (Original Post) Auggie Jan 2022 OP
Hackett fine, but damn don't bring in Aaron Rodgers. hlthe2b Jan 2022 #1
... El Supremo Jan 2022 #2
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