John Morton (American football)

John Morton
	John Morton before a 2008 game
Denver Broncos
Position:	Pass game coordinator
Personal information
Born:	September 24, 1969 (age 55); Auburn Hills, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
High school:	Avondale (Auburn Hills, Michigan)
College:	Western Michigan
Undrafted:	1993
Career history
As a player:
	Oakland Raiders (1993); Green Bay Packers (1993); Oakland Raiders (1994); Jacksonville Jaguars (1995); Toronto Argonauts (1995); Oakland Raiders (1996)*; Toronto Argonauts (1996); Frankfurt Galaxy (1997);
	* Offseason and/or practice squad member only
As a coach:
	Oakland Raiders (1998–1999) ; Offensive assistant; Oakland Raiders (2000–2001) ; Offensive quality control coach; Oakland Raiders (2002–2003) ; Senior offensive assistant; Oakland Raiders (2004) ; Tight ends coach; San Diego (2005) ; Passing game/Wide receivers coach; New Orleans Saints (2006) ; Passing game coordinator/Offensive assistant; USC (2007–2008); Passing game coordinator/Wide receivers coach; USC (2009–2010); Offensive coordinator/Wide receivers coach; San Francisco 49ers (2011–2014) ; Wide receivers coach; New Orleans Saints (2015–2016) ; Wide receivers coach; New York Jets (2017) ; Offensive coordinator; Oakland / Las Vegas Raiders (2019–2021) ; Senior offensive assistant; Detroit Lions (2022); Senior offensive assistant; Denver Broncos (2023–present); Pass game coordinator;
	Record at Pro Football Reference

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 a 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 National Football League's Oakland Raiders, initially in the personnel department for one season. In 1998, he took a coaching position in the organization, originally as an offensive assistant working with wide receivers, and eventually was promoted to senior offensive assistant on a team that made it to Super Bowl XXXVII under head coach Bill Callahan. After another year at the position, he was elevated to Tight Ends Coach for the 2004 season under new Raiders head coach Norv Turner.^[1]

In 2005, he joined Jim Harbaugh's staff at the University of San Diego, a D-IAA college program, where he coached the passing game and wide receivers for a squad that went 11-1-0 and won the Pioneer Football League Championship. The following season, he took a position as an offensive assistant with the New Orleans Saints under head coach Sean Payton, who advanced to the 2006 NFC Championship game.

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 (December 8, 2008). "Two coaches with quite the resumes". Los Angeles Times.
^ Klein, Gary (December 13, 2008). "USC coaching staff may play musical chairs". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.
^ Rapoport, Ian (January 17, 2018). "The #Jets have fired OC John Morton, source confirms (as @MMehtaNYDN reported)". @RapSheet. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
^ "Broncos hire Lions assistant coach John Morton as their new passing game coordinator". lionswire.usatoday.com. February 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

External links

USC Trojans bio Archived 2008-12-08 at the Wayback Machine

[usc-1] "John Morton - Football Coach".

[LAT120808-2] Klein, Gary (December 8, 2008). "Two coaches with quite the resumes". Los Angeles Times.

[3] Klein, Gary (December 13, 2008). "USC coaching staff may play musical chairs". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on December 14, 2008.

[4] Rapoport, Ian (January 17, 2018). "The #Jets have fired OC John Morton, source confirms (as @MMehtaNYDN reported)". @RapSheet. Retrieved January 17, 2018.

[5] "Broncos hire Lions assistant coach John Morton as their new passing game coordinator". lionswire.usatoday.com. February 27, 2023. Retrieved January 4, 2024.

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