ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The Denver Broncos have fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett with two games left in the season.
Owner and CEO Greg Penner said he’ll lead the search for a new coach with assistance from GM George Paton, in whom he expressed confidence Monday while announcing Hackett‘s dismissal.
Firing Hackett with two games left in a lost season allows Penner to begin his search for a replacement immediately.
The Walton-Penner group purchased the Broncos for $4.65 billion last summer, a global record for a professional sports franchise.