Denver Broncos backup quarterback Ben DiNucci has (jokingly) teased himself as a hypothetical candidate to become the next James Madison football coach after Curt Cignetti left the program to coach Indiana.
“Not saying I would. Not saying I wouldn’t. Just saying my phone is open @JMU,” DiNucci tweeted from his official Twitter/X page on Thursday.
DiNucci, 27, played at Pittsburgh from 2015-2017 before transferring to JMU in 2018. In two seasons with the Dukes, DiNucci went 479-of-687 passing for 5,716 yards with 45 touchdowns against 18 interceptions. He also rushed 229 times for 1,002 yards and 16 touchdowns.
The dual-threat quarterback was picked by the Dallas Cowboys in the seventh round of the 2020 NFL draft and he ended up appearing in three games and earned one start as a rookie. After spending the 2021 season on Dallas’ practice squad, DiNucci played for the XFL’s Seattle Sea Dragons last spring, leading the league with 20 touchdown passes.
Not saying I would.
Not saying I wouldn’t.
Just saying my phone is open @JMU
— Ben DiNucci (@B_DiNucci6) November 30, 2023
DiNucci signed with the Broncos in May after a successful tryout. He now serves as a third-string backup quarterback on the practice squad. His tweet was posted in jest, but DiNucci might have a future in coaching down the road. Denver’s current quarterbacks coach, Davis Webb, was a backup in the NFL last fall, and he’s just one year older than DiNucci.
Perhaps the backup QB will return to JMU someday in the future.
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