Christian Hackenberg — a former five-star recruit and Penn State record-holder turned NFL castoff — is looking to resurrect his football career. But Sunday wasn’t much of a step forward.
Hackenberg looked shaky at best in his Alliance of American Football debut. Starting under center for the Memphis Express, one of eight teams in the new league, he completed 10 of 23 passes for 67 yards and threw an interception in a 26-0 loss to the Birmingham Iron at Legion Field. He was replaced by Troy’s Brandon Silvers with four minutes left in the fourth quarter.
Memphis’ offensive ineptitude wasn’t all on Hackenberg.