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The Seattle Seahawks are hiring a former Denver Broncos offensive coordinator as their new run game specialist.
After finishing as the fifth-worst rushing team last season, the Seahawks are hiring Justin Outten, according to a report from NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.
Outten previously spent the last two years with the Tennessee Titans. Before that, he was hired by ex-Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett to serve as Denver’s offensive coordinator in 2022.
Outten, 41, seemed to be Hackett’s third-choice option for offensive coordinator in 2022. After the Green Bay Packers blocked the Broncos from interviewing Adam Stenavich or Jason Vrable, Denver brought in Outten.
The 2022 season was a disaster overall for the Broncos as the team went 5-12 while averaging the fewest points in the NFL (16.9). While the offense struggled as a whole, Denver did average 113.8 rushing yards per game in 2022, a little better than their 2023 (106.5) and 2024 (112.2) averages.
The Broncos also had two running backs — Latavius Murray (twice) and Melvin Gordon — rush for more than 100 yards in a game in 2022. Believe it or not, that feat has not been replicated in either of the last two seasons.
So, statistically, Denver was a better running team with Outten than without him. Perhaps he can now get Seattle’s run game back on track.