Nathaniel Hackett downplayed his return to Denver on Sunday, but center Connor McGovern said the Jets want to get 'payback' for their offensive coordinator.
Rich Cimini is a staff writer who covers the New York Jets and the NFL at ESPN. Rich has covered the Jets for over 30 years, joining ESPN in 2010. Rich also hosts the Flight Deck podcast. He previously was a beat writer for the New York Daily News and is a graduate of Syracuse University. You can follow him via Twitter @RichCimini.offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett finally gets his chance for revenge on Sunday. If you believe Hackett, it's not even on his mind.
"He got thrown under the bus -- and then they tried to drag him under the bus," McGovern told ESPN."We wanted to rally around him from the start. He's such a good guy. I don't know how you want to say this -- the opportunity he has -- but we want to make the most of him being our playcaller."He's a phenomenal coach, crazy smart, and he makes meetings really fun and easy to learn. So, he's definitely a guy that you want to play hard for.
Hackett had no interest in discussing Payton, who later admitted it was a"mistake" to call him out the way he did. Hackett said he hasn't received an apology from Payton.
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