Darrell Hackney
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| Denver Broncos — No. 4 | |
| Quarterback | |
| Date of birth: August 7, 1983 | |
| Place of birth: Atlanta, Georgia | |
| Height: 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | Weight: 248 lb (112 kg) |
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| No regular season or postseason appearances | |
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| College: UAB | |
| Undrafted in 2006 | |
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| Selected NFL statistics (through Week 17 of the 2007 NFL season) |
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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.
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[edit] High school years
Hackney attended Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia and was a student and a letterman in football and baseball. In football, the Atlanta Journal Constitution twice named him as an All-State Honorable Mention selection, and as a senior, he was also named the Atlanta Quarterback of the Year and his team's Most Valuable Player. Hackney graduated from Douglass High School in 2001.
[edit] 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.
[edit] 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 thought to be too short for an NFL QB, he played in all of the pre-season games and scrimmages. At the end of the training camp, Hackney was signed to the training squad.
