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Denver Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is “devastated” about the firing of former head coach Nathaniel Hackett, he told<\/a> reporters<\/a> on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

\u201cObviously, you know I’m devastated about coach Hackett because I think he’s an amazing man,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n

“It’s been a crazy season with tons of injuries, tons of everything else,” He added. \u201cBut the reality is that, you know, I wish I could have played better for him. I wish I could have played to the standard and the level of play I’ve always played at and know how to play at.\u201d<\/p>\n

Hackett was fired the day after the Broncos’ 51-14 loss to the Los Angeles Rams on Christmas Day. With a 4-11 record, he is just the fifth head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to not make it through one season.<\/p>\n

Wilson threw three interceptions, one touchdown and completed just 15-of-27 passes for 214 yards in the blowout.<\/p>\n

His performance this season has been reported to present \u201ca big red flag\u201d for potential incoming Denver head coach candidates. Some propose that his showing may even impact how teams go about acquiring quarterbacks in the future.<\/p>\n

The loss featured moment in-game altercation<\/a> between team members, which has occurred at least once before during this season.<\/p>\n

It presented a new low for Denver, which sits dead last in the NFL in points scored<\/a>, averaging 15.5 points per contest. The team also has the worst third-down conversion rate in the NFL.<\/p>\n

Hackett was hired due to his work as the Green Bay Packers’ offensive coordinator, but a timeline of his term shows that it was rough from Week 1 and only appeared to get worse. His 15 games with the Broncos constitute the seventh-shortest head coaching tenure<\/a> in NFL history, per The Athletic.<\/p>\n

Wilson emphasized how much Hackett’s absence will be felt because of the effort he gave to the job.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was a guy that spent all his time, all of his effort into us as players and staff members, everybody \u2014 coaches as well,\u201d Wilson said. I know that he’s gonna be an amazing coach.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cHe’s a tremendous coach like I said, I love him to death and everybody misses him for sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

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