Darrell Hackney
| Denver Broncos | |
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| College: | UAB |
| Undrafted: | 2006 |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
| Career highlights and awards | |
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Darrell Hackney (born August 7, 1983 in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American football quarterback for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League. He was originally signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006. He played college football at UAB.
College career
Attending college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, he was redshirted in 2001 as a true freshman. Hackney currently holds several of the career UAB passing records, including passing yards (9,886 yards), touchdowns (71 touchdowns), completions (694 completions) and most total offense per game (243.4 yards per game). He also holds several single-season records for the Blazers.
Professional career
Hackney was not drafted and was subsequently signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns cut him on September 2, 2006. On January 2, 2007 he signed with the Denver Broncos. Hackney spent the training camp with the Broncos where he competed with Jay Cutler, Preston Parsons, and Patrick Ramsey for the starting quarterback position. Even though Hackney was not thought to be the right size for QB he played with all his heart in scrimmages and the preseason. At the end of the training camp, where coaches were pleased with his efforts, Hackney was signed to the training squad. Hackney had 2 chances in the pre-season to help the Broncos to a win. One game he was named the all time starter, but then he was replaced by Jay Cutler. Another time he stepped in to help Cutler out in the final minutes of the game.