Jets hire Nathaniel Hackett as OC, sending Aaron Rodgers rumors into overload
The New York Jets have hired Nathaniel Hackett as their next offensive coordinator. They also announced the hiring of Keith Carter as their offensive line coach and run game coordinator on Thursday.
Hackett -- who failed to survive a full season as the Denver Broncos head coach -- has served as the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills and Jacksonville Jaguars (alongside Jets head coach Robert Saleh) in the past, but most notably held the same position with the Green Bay Packers from 2019 to 2021. During that run, he worked closely with Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who won the NFL MVP award for the 2020 and 2021 seasons.
With Rodgers' future in Green Bay very much up in the air -- and New York seemingly very much in need of a new signal-caller -- the news of Hackett's hire sparked an already active firestorm of rumors of Rodgers potentially ending up with the Jets.
According to insider Ian Rapoport, Saleh interviewed "about 15 people" for the job and Hackett has been the organization's top choice for "the last week or so."
Fans of "Gang Green" will have to wait and see if the Hackett connection will lead to them reeling in the four-time MVP quarterback.
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