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Connor McGovern: Jets Eye Nathaniel Hackett 'Payback' Against Sean Payton, Broncos

New York Jets center Connor McGovern revealed that the team is using Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton's comments disparaging coordinator Nathaniel Hackett as bulletin board material ahead of this weekend's matchup.

Hackett spent last season as head coach of the the Broncos, with poor results. Denver finished with a record of 5-12 despite many expecting them to be playoff contenders after the high-profile acquisition of quarterback Russell Wilson.

Hackett didn't even make it to the end of the year, getting fired after 15 games.

When Payton took over as head coach, he publicly criticized his predecessor in a July interview with USA Today

"It might have been one of the worst coaching jobs in the history of the NFL," the super-bowl winning head coach said.