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Nathaniel Hackett bombed as coach of the Denver Broncos, but could he be the answer for the New York Jets as offensive coordinator? We may soon find out as the Jets are reportedly interviewing Hackett for their OC vacancy, per ESPN’s Dianna Russini. Hackett was fired by the Broncos 15 games into his first season […]

The Denver Broncos’ 2022 season was filled with disappointment. Prior to the season, the Broncos made a series of splashy moves, including trading for quarterback Russell Wilson. Because of these moves, expectations ahead of the 2022 season were extremely high. But in a cruel twist of fate, Denver fell short in virtually every category. Bad […]

On December 26th, the Denver Broncos fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett. Hackett didn’t survive his first full season with the Broncos and was fired after the team suffered a horrible beatdown to the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day. The bad loss was not only embarrassing but extremely disappointing, two words that have often been […]

The Denver Broncos are looking for a new head coach, but don’t expect team legend Peyton Manning to line up for the opening. Denver recently fired Nathaniel Hackett as head coach after a chaotic season that saw them tally a 4-11 record through 15 games. Now, the team is looking for his replacement, with Jerry […]

Led by quarterback Russell Wilson, the Denver Broncos 2022 campaign has not gone to plan. After falling to 4-11 on the season, the team opted to fire first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett. When the Broncos hired Hackett in the offseason, they were looking to add a head coach who would make the offense elite. While […]

After having one of the most hyped-off offseasons in recent memory for an NFL franchise, the Denver Broncos have completely fallen on their face. Their Week 16 drubbing at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams was the cherry on top of their awful season, a team that has been equally as bad as them […]

On Christmas Day, the Denver Broncos suffered an embarrassing loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams routed the Broncos, 51-14. The following day the team announced the firing of Nathaniel Hackett, who had only been head coach of the team for 15 games. The Broncos were a miserable 4-11 under the […]

The door has been shut on Nathaniel Hackett’s tenure with the Denver Broncos, and while the team tries to sort out its next steps, there are some major questions surrounding the play of Russell Wilson. While the Broncos are convinced they “can fix” Wilson’s problems, he’s been a shell of himself for the first 15 […]

Denver Broncos general manager George Paton made an attempt at taking some responsibility for a 51-14 victory by the Los Angeles Rams in Sofi Stadium, a game the team chose to part ways with head coach Nathaniel Hackett just one day after, according to a Tuesday tweet from Denver7 Insider Troy Renck. “We have to […]

The Nathaniel Hackett era of the Denver Broncos was a short one. It did not even last a full season, with the Broncos deciding to pull the trigger following the team’s embarrassing 51-14 road loss on Christmas Day to Baker Mayfield and the Los Angeles Rams. Now, the search is on again for a new […]

The disastrous Nathaniel Hackett era came to an unceremonious end in Denver on Monday night after the Broncos fired their head coach amid a 4-11 season. The Broncos have named Jerry Rosburg as the interim head coach, but it seems he wasn’t even the organization’s first choice to step into the role. According to Broncos […]

Before he was head coach of the Denver Broncos, Nathaniel Hackett was the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator. His head coach there was Matt LaFleur. With the Broncos parting ways Hackett, LaFleur weighed in on his former OC’s firing. LaFleur referred to Hackett’s firing as “an ugly part of the business,” via Tom Silverstein of […]

With a disappointing 4-11 record, the Denver Broncos have decided to part ways with head coach Nathaniel Hackett. As the Broncos search for their next head coach, a few favorites have been named, including former New Orleans Saints’ head coach Sean Payton. Hackett was in his first year with the Broncos. But after trading for […]

The Denver Broncos fired head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday amid their 4-11 2022 season. The majority of the NFL world was not surprised to learn that Hackett was fired. However, there was reportedly one major reason that led Denver to cut ties with the coach, per Ian Rapoport. “The sideline skirmish yesterday, that was […]

The Denver Broncos’ Nathaniel Hackett firing on Monday drew no shortage of responses from Twitter. Denver entered the 2022 campaign with lofty expectations after acquiring QB Russell Wilson. However, their recent brutal 51-14 loss at the hands of the Los Angeles Rams saw them fall to 4-11 on the season. And the defeat was clearly […]

It appears Sunday’s blowout loss to the Los Angeles Rams was the last straw for Nathaniel Hackett. Per Tom Pelissero, the Denver Broncos have fired the first-year head coach amid the team’s brutal campaign where they sit at 4-11 on the season. Senior assistant coach Jerry Rosburg will take over duties as Denver’s interim head […]

Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett announced Monday that Russell Wilson was in the NFL’s concussion protocols after sustaining a head injury in the Week 14 loss vs. the Kansas City Chiefs. Early in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s game, Wilson took a massive hit to the head which forced him to exit the game. […]

The Denver Broncos 2022 season has played out in such a way that no one really imagined. With the offseason acquisition of superstar quarterback Russell Wilson and the addition of an offensive-minded head coach in Nathaniel Hackett, Broncos fans expected there to be some sort of improvement. In a cruel twist of fate, the 2022 […]

The Denver Broncos nightmarish 2022 season continued in Week 12 when they lost to a Carolina Panthers team that has fired their head coach and traded away their best offensive player during this campaign. And with another disappointing loss in the books, calls for Nathaniel Hackett and Russell Wilson’s heads continue to fly. Hackett is […]

With each passing week, the Denver Broncos season manages to become even more depressing than fans thought was possible. In Week 12, the Broncos faced off against the equally struggling Carolina Panthers. Except this week, the Broncos made the Panthers look like an okay team. They even managed to make Sam Darnold look like a […]

Much was expected of the Denver Broncos this season, as first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett had a sharp offensive background and an established quarterback in Russell Wilson to lead the attack. However, the Broncos fell to 3-8 on the season when they dropped a 23-10 decision to the Carolina Panthers in Week 12, and Hackett […]

Emotions were running high for the Denver Broncos on Sunday night as they stared down another defeat, this time against a Carolina Panthers squad that had lost three out of their last four games. At one point, Russell Wilson and Mike Purcell were seen having an intense moment on the sidelines, which unsurprisingly sent shockwaves […]

Instead of having back to back wins, the Denver Broncos found themselves back in the loss column after Week 11. Anytime the Broncos lose to their long-time bitter rival the Las Vegas Raiders, the loss stings even more. Unfortunately for the Broncos, this marks the second loss to the Raiders on the season. Being swept […]

On Monday, to the shock of many, the Denver Broncos decided to release veteran running back Melvin Gordon. Gordon has been a key piece in the Broncos offense since joining the team in 2020. Over 41 games with the Broncos, he recorded 2,222 rushing yards and 19 touchdowns. But the 2022 season didn’t go to […]

Things just continue to go from bad to worse for the Denver Broncos in the 2022 season. They seemed to be on their way to picking up their fourth win of the week in Week 11 against the Las Vegas Raiders, but completely collapsed down the stretch, and ended up losing in overtime by a […]

The 2022 NFL season has been unkind to the Denver Broncos, to say the least. After much anticipation following the offseason addition of former Super Bowl-winning quarterback Russell Wilson, the Broncos are now 3-7 following a devastating 22-16 overtime loss to their AFC West division rival Las Vegas Raiders, on Sunday. A late-touchdown bomb from […]

The Denver Broncos find themselves in dire straits past the midway point of the 2022 NFL season. Could the latest change for the Russell Wilson-led offense spark a resurgence to close the season? After the Broncos’ Week 10 loss dropped them to 3-6, head coach Nathaniel Hackett has made the decision to hand over play-calling […]

Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos came straight out of the bye week and landed smack dab back in the loss column against the Tennessee Titans in Week 10. After 10 weeks in the 2022 season, the Broncos have lost six of their games. So being in the loss column is something the team is […]

The Denver Broncos saw wide receiver Jerry Jeudy go down with an injury during the first half against the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, and he did not return to action. Jeudy sustained a non-contact lower-body injury on the first offensive snap of the game for the Broncos and was ruled out for the contest shortly […]

Russell Wilson had just led the Denver Broncos down the field to retake the lead over the Jacksonville Jaguars in London, and they needed a hero on defense to secure the win. The Broncos found that hero in cornerback K’Waun Williams, who sealed the 21-17 victory by intercepting Trevor Lawrence with 1:36 to play. What […]

The Denver Broncos picked up a crucial win in Week 8 over the Jacksonville Jaguars, shrugging off a sluggish first half in order to secure the victory. It took a while for Russell Wilson to get going on Sunday, and Nathaniel Hackett revealed the conversation he had with his quarterback that helped get him settled […]

The Denver Broncos are currently across the pond in London, England for the week. They’re set to face the Jacksonville Jaguars in historic Wembley Stadium on Sunday. If you want to catch the game, you’ll likely have to wake up in the wee hours of the morning. Both teams in this matchup, however, are not […]

The Denver Broncos are at a crossroads in their adversity-filled 2022-23 season. At 2-5, Nathaniel Hackett and the Broncos are running out of time to figure things out as they inch closer to their Week 8 London clash against the Jacksonville Jaguars. And it appears that if the Broncos don’t turn things around soon, Hackett’s […]

The Denver Broncos have performed well under expectations for the 2022-23 season. After finishing dead last in the AFC West with a 7-10 record last year, the Broncos pulled off a blockbuster trade for Super Bowl XLVIII champion Russell Wilson in an effort to get over the hump. However, the Broncos have scuffled to a […]

The Denver Broncos season has been an absolute nightmare thus far. The Broncos are 2-5 and in last place of the AFC West. The offense looks broken. There is plenty of blame to go around, but Russell Wilson and Nathaniel Hackett have taken the brunt of it. Even longtime Denver Nuggets head coach George Karl […]

We are entering Week 8 of the NFL season, and the Denver Broncos seem like they already have a coaching controversy on their hands. Before the start of the 2022 season, the Broncos hired Nathaniel Hackett to be the team’s head coach. Hackett had previously worked with the Green Bay Packers and helped coach Aaron […]

Ahead of the 2022 NFL season, there were high hopes for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos hired offensive-minded Nathaniel Hackett, who worked wonders with Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers, to be their head coach. The team also acquired superstar quarterback Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks. Predictions had the team coming out of […]

The Denver Broncos entered the 2022 NFL season with high expectations. But following their recent loss to the New York Jets, Denver holds a lackluster 2-5 record. Their record is surprising given their strong defensive play, as the Broncos rank 3rd in points against per game. However, the offense has labored. Russell Wilson and Nathaniel […]

The Denver Broncos suffered a fourth consecutive loss this week, this time to the New York Jets. The Broncos offense, which has struggled since Week 1, continued to disappoint. Again, the Broncos had multiple opportunities to capitalize on, and failed a majority of the time. The Broncos defense was spectacular, and held the Jets relatively […]