Greg Penner hasn’t said much on the subject. But the decision by the Broncos CEO to pay coach Nathaniel Hackett to go away after just 11 months on the job? That told NFL insiders plenty.
Namely, when it comes to organizational expectations, the Broncos’ new owners, the Walton-Penner group, aren’t messing around.
“I expect them to spare no expense for the right guy (at coach),” former NFL agent and CBS Sports analyst Joel Corry told The Denver Post. “You made the commitment for (quarterback) Russell Wilson where you’re stuck (financially) through at least 2023, probably 2024, and that’s assuming (Wilson) doesn’t turn it around.