The Green Bay Packers entered the offseason needing massive upgrades to their disastrous special teams unit. To that end, Matt LaFleur made a splash hire.
NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported Monday that the Packers are expected to hire former Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, per sources informed of the situation.
Green Bay fired special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton following the Packers' postseason loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
The Packers' special teams unit struggled all season -- ranking dead last in Football Outsiders DVOA metrics -- before bottoming out in the playoff defeat to San Francisco. At the end of the first half, Green Bay suffered a field-goal block that kept it a one-score game. Later, the Niners blocked a punt with under five minutes remaining that went for a touchdown, altering the outcome. Then, to make matters worse, Green Bay had just 10 men on the field for San Francisco's game-winning field goal.
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