Darrell Hackney
{{Short description|American gridiron football player (born 1983)}}
{{Use American English|date=April 2025}}
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{{Infobox NFL biography
| name = Darrell Hackney
| image =
| caption =
| number = 4
| position = Quarterback
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|7}}
| birth_place = Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lbs = 248
| high_school = Frederick Douglass (Atlanta)
| college = UAB
| undraftedyear = 2006
| pastteams =
- Cleveland Browns ({{NFL Year|2006}})*
- Denver Broncos ({{NFL Year|2007}}–{{NFL Year|2008}})
- Winnipeg Blue Bombers ({{CFL Year|2009}})*
- Florida Tuskers ({{UFL Year|2009}})*
| highlights =
- Conference USA All-Freshman (2002)
- SN Conference USA Freshman of the Year (2002)
- Third-team All-Conference USA (2004)
}}
Darrell Hackney (born August 7, 1983) is an American former professional football player who was a quarterback in the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the UAB Blazers. He was signed by the Cleveland Browns as an undrafted free agent in 2006.
Hackney was also a member of the Denver Broncos, Winnipeg Blue Bombers and Florida Tuskers.
Early life
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 the year 2001.
College career
Attending college at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), 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
=Cleveland Browns=
Hackney was not drafted and was subsequently signed as a free agent with the Cleveland Browns. The Browns cut him on September 2, 2006.
=Denver Broncos=
On January 2, 2007, he signed with the Denver Broncos. Hackney spent the training camp with the Broncos where he competed with Preston Parsons, and Patrick Ramsey for the backup quarterback position.
On August 31, 2008, Hackney was signed to the Broncos practice squad.{{Cite web |url=http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=338&storyID=8299 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-09-02 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050313020142/http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=338 |archive-date=2005-03-13 |url-status=dead }} He was promoted to the active roster on November 1 after quarterback Patrick Ramsey was placed on injured reserve.
Three days after the Broncos traded for quarterback Kyle Orton, Hackney was waived on April 6, 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbroncos/broncos-release-hackney/|title=Denver Broncos|access-date=2009-04-07|archive-date=2009-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090410151142/http://blog.denverbroncos.com/denverbroncos/broncos-release-hackney/|url-status=dead}}
=Winnipeg Blue Bombers=
Hackney was signed by the Winnipeg Blue Bombers on May 28, 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/cfl/story/?id=280197|title=BOMBERS GIVE PERRY CONTRACT EXTENSION, SIGN TWO IMPORTS|date=May 28, 2009|publisher=TSN.ca|accessdate=2009-05-28}} He was released on June 8, 2009.{{cite news|url=https://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-sign-qb-richie-williams|title=Bombers sign QB Richie Williams|date=June 8, 2009|work=Canadian Football League|publisher=CFL.ca|accessdate=2009-06-08|archive-date=2009-06-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090613000005/http://www.cfl.ca/article/bombers-sign-qb-richie-williams|url-status=dead}}
=Florida Tuskers=
Hackney was signed by the Florida Tuskers of the United Football League, but was released prior to the 2009 season on September 26.{{cite web |url=http://uflaccess.com/las-vegas-locomotives/ufl-transaction-report-925-926/ |title=UFL Transaction Report 9/25 & 9/26 | United Football League (UFL) news, opinion, and discussion - UFLAccess.com |accessdate=2009-09-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091004182942/http://uflaccess.com/las-vegas-locomotives/ufl-transaction-report-925-926/ |archivedate=2009-10-04 }}
References
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External links
- [http://www.denverbroncos.com/page.php?id=498&contentID=6873 Denver Broncos bio]{{Dead link|date=August 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- [http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hackney_darrell00.html UAB Blazers bio] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060913072152/http://uabsports.cstv.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/hackney_darrell00.html |date=2006-09-13 }}
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