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'He's having a blast': Happy-go-lucky Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett is no typical NFL taskmaster

Less than a week into training camp, Broncos players already credit first-year coach Nathaniel Hackett with setting a decidedly positive, upbeat tone.

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – In the early stages of Denver’s second training camp practice Thursday morning, Russell Wilson and the Broncos quarterbacks were working in tandem with centers on run game and bootleg footwork.

Wilson, though, had a running back with him as well.

He turned and pitched the ball to first-year head coach Nathaniel Hackett, who everybody in the area knew followed his track and blocker perfectly because he provided a running commentary as he carried out the drill.

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