Green Bay Packers expected to hire new special teams coach

The Green Bay Packers had special teams issues throughout the season, but the team is expected to bring in a strong name to oversee the unit moving forward. According to NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport, the Packers are expected to hire Rich Bisaccia as the team’s new special team’s coach.

“The #Packers are expected to hire former #Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, sources say,” Rapoport tweeted.
“The unit was an issue in GB last year, and coach Matt LaFleur goes a long way toward fixing it. Bisaccia is universally respected.”

Bisaccia has been a widely respected special teams coach for many years, but he made a name for himself this past season as the Las Vegas Raiders’ interim head coach following Jon Gruden exiting. He did a great job at settling what could have turned into a rocky situation for the Raiders, and he went 7-5 in his 12 games at the helm. The Raiders made the playoffs as a wild card team, losing to the AFC Champion Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card Round.

Bisaccia began his coaching career back in 1983, and he spent nearly 20 years coaching in the college ranks. In 2002, he was hired as the Tampa Bay Buccaneers special teams coordinator, and he has been in the NFL ever since.

In addition to holding the title of special teams coordinator during his NFL stops, Bisaccia also has extensive experience as an assistant head coach. He was with the Raiders since 2018.

Bisaccia will look to fix a disappointing unit with the Packers

Following the season, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur did not hide his frustrations with Green Bay’s play on special teams. The Packers only had 10 players on the field on the final play of the game in their playoff loss to the 49ers, which came on a walk-off field goal from Robbie Gould.

“I don’t think it’s ever just one thing but certainly that will be a big-time priority I think for us moving forward, is to not allow something like this to happen again,” said LaFleur.

“I’ve just got to make sure that we’re all pushing to find every advantage we can – players, coaches, everybody involved, to be at their best, to give us the best chance to win because the margin for error in this league is so miniscule. There’s not a lot that separates a lot of these teams, and that was so evident by the games (Sunday), evident in our game. You’ve got to find every advantage you can.”