The Denver Broncos are hiring Green Bay Packers offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as their new head coach. Hackett will replace Vic Fangio, the defensive-minded headman who was let go after three seasons and a 19-30 record.
Hiring Hackett means the Broncos are not hiring Lions defensive coordinator Aaron Glenn, who was one of 10 aspiring candidates who interviewed for the Denver gig. Glenn interviewed in Denver last Thursday, per the Broncos.
With his Packers background, Hackett’s hiring will certainly stoke the fires that All-Pro QB Aaron Rodgers will follow him to Denver. There are scads of rumors and speculation connection Rodgers, who recently expressed uncertainty over his future in Green Bay, and Denver already out there.
Glenn is still considered a candidate to replace Sean Payton as the head coach of the New Orleans Saints. Payton retired earlier this week. Glenn was the secondary coach under Payton for several seasons before coming to Detroit with head coach Dan Campbell, who was Payton’s assistant head coach and TE coach in New Orleans.
