Who would have thought that Nathaniel Hackett would land on his feet before the Denver Broncos did?
The Broncos fired Hackett with two games left during his lone season as their head coach, and then he was hired as the New York Jets' offensive coordinator this week. Meanwhile, an important coaching search started for Denver. 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.