Broncos Fire Rookie Head Coach Hackett After 4–11 Start

Los Angeles Rams head coach Sean McVay and Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett (R) leaves the field after an NFL football game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Denver Broncos in Inglewood, Calif., on Dec. 25, 2022. Marcio J. Sanchez/AP Photo

ENGLEWOOD, Colo.—The Denver Broncos fired first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett on Monday with two games left in the season.

Team 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 while announcing Hackett’s dismissal.