12 Facts About Nathaniel Hackett

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Nathaniel Hackett was born on December 19,1979 and is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the New York Jets of the National Football League.

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Nathaniel Hackett served there for two years before moving to the Buffalo Bills in that same role for the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

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Nathaniel Hackett worked with quarterbacks such as Bruce Gradkowski, Chris Simms, Jeff Garcia, Ryan Fitzpatrick, and Brian Brohm during those years.

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In 2010, Nathaniel Hackett was hired by Syracuse as their quarterbacks and tight ends coach under Doug Marrone, who he would later follow to Buffalo and Jacksonville.

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In 2013, the Bills hired Marrone as their head coach, and Nathaniel Hackett was brought back to Buffalo as the offensive coordinator.

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In 2016, after Marrone was promoted to interim head coach after the firing of Gus Bradley, Nathaniel Hackett was upgraded from quarterbacks coach to interim offensive coordinator after the Jaguars fired their previous offensive coordinator, Greg Olson.

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Nathaniel Hackett was confirmed on that position in January 2017.

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On January 14,2019, Nathaniel Hackett was hired by the Green Bay Packers as their offensive coordinator under head coach Matt LaFleur.

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On January 27,2022, Nathaniel Hackett was hired to become the head coach of the Denver Broncos after the team had fired their former head coach Vic Fangio.

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The Broncos subsequently hired Jerry Rosburg to serve as an assistant to Nathaniel Hackett to help him with game and clock management, beginning with their week three matchup against the San Francisco 49ers.

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Nathaniel Hackett became the fifth head coach to not finish his first season after Lou Holtz in 1976, Pete McCulley in 1978, Bobby Petrino in 2007, and Urban Meyer in 2021.

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Nathaniel Hackett is the son of former college football and NFL coach Paul Hackett.