Who would have thought that Nathaniel Hackett would land on his feet before the Denver Broncos did?
The Broncos fired Hackett, who was hired as the New York Jets' offensive coordinator this week, with two games left during his lone season as their head coach. That starting an important coaching search. It was the first big moment for new owner and CEO Greg Penner, whose ownership group bought the team last spring for $4.65 billion.
"I will lead a thorough process with input from our other owners and from George [Paton], who I have confidence in as our general manager," Penner said when Hackett was fired, via the team's transcripts."This will be a crucial offseason for us across our football operations—that’s coaching, personnel and support staff. We’ve got to get this right."Denver swung big to start. And one by one, the Broncos' reported preferred candidates are dropping off the list.
that San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans and the Houston Texans that indicated there was a mutual desire for Ryans to become the team's next head coach. The Texans planned to interview Ryans again next week, and Rapoport said"that may not align with Broncos timeline." In other words, the Broncos seem to be losing another top candidate. There is a history between the Texans and Ryans, who had six seasons as an excellent linebacker for Houston, but it's still surprising that a candidate would pick the Texans over the Broncos.Denver was linked to University of Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh, who said
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