John Morton (American football)
 John Morton before a 2008 game | |
| Denver Broncos | |
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| Position: | Pass game coordinator |
| Personal information | |
| Born: | September 24, 1969 Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S. |
| Career information | |
| High school: | Avondale (Auburn Hills, Michigan) |
| College: | Western Michigan |
| Undrafted: | 1993 |
| Career history | |
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| * Offseason and/or practice squad member only | |
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| Coaching stats at PFR | |
John Morton (born September 24, 1969) is an American football coach and former player who is the passing game coordinator for the Denver Broncos of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as an Senior Offensive assistant coach for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints, San Francisco 49ers and Las Vegas Raiders. He also served as an assistant coach at USC.
Playing career
Morton played college football at Western Michigan, where he was a wide receiver. He played wide receiver professionally for the Canadian Football League Toronto Argonauts and on the practice squads of the Oakland Raiders and Green Bay Packers.[1]
Coaching career
After ending his playing career in 1997, Morton began working for the
In 2005, he joined
Morton joined USC in 2007, taking up a similar position to the one he held at San Diego. When offensive coordinator Steve Sarkisian accepted a head coaching position with Washington, Morton was interviewed by head coach Pete Carroll as a candidate for the position.[2] As expected, Morton eventually got the job.[3] In 2017, he was hired by the New York Jets as an offensive coordinator. On January 17, 2018, Morton was subsequently fired.[4] In February 2019, Morton returned to Oakland as the Senior Offensive Assistant under Jon Gruden. In 2022 he was brought to the Detroit Lions for the same position.
On February 26, 2023, the Denver Broncos hired Morton as their passing game coordinator.[5]
References
- ^ a b "John Morton - Football Coach".
- ^ Klein, Gary (2008-12-08). "Two coaches with quite the resumes". Los Angeles Times.
- ^ Klein, Gary (2008-12-13). "USC coaching staff may play musical chairs". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 2008-12-14.
- ^ Rapoport, Ian (17 January 2018). "The #Jets have fired OC John Morton, source confirms (as @MMehtaNYDN reported)". @RapSheet. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
- ^ "Broncos hire Lions assistant coach John Morton as their new passing game coordinator". lionswire.usatoday.com. 27 February 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.