The 2024 Green Bay Packers coaching staff is starting to take shape with the biggest move made by Head Coach Matt LaFleur in the firing of Defensive Coordinator Joe Barry and the hiring of former Boston College Head Coach Jeff Hafley to take over on that side of the ball. There have been two departures on the defensive staff as Defensive Line coach and run game coordinator Jerry Montgomery has left to become the D-line coach for the New England Patriots. Montgomery spent nine years in Green Bay, joining Mike McCarthy’s staff in 2015. Defensive quality control assistant Wendel Davis has re-united with former secondary coach Jerry Gray in Atlanta. Hafley’s first outside hire is a replacement for Montgomery. He’s bringing aboard 37 year old Vince Oghobaase to handle the defensive line. Oghobaase was with Hafley all four years at Boston College. The four year starter at Duke began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at his alma mater and Ohio State before landing a job with the San Francisco 49ers as assistant defensive line coach in 2016 and ’17. From there he spent two years at UCLA before hooking up with Hafley in Boston. Hafley will retain safety coach Ryan Downard and outside linebacker coach Jason Rebrovich. The remaining holdovers on the defensive staff are inside linebacker coach Kirk Olivadotti and secondary coach Greg Williams coming off his first season with the Packers.
On the offensive side of the ball, Tom Clements will return as quarterbacks coach. After a long tenure under McCarthy working with Brett Favre and Aaron Rodgers, Clements retired after the 2020 season following two years with Arizona, only to be coaxed back by Rodgers in 2022. When Rodgers was traded to the Jets, Clements stayed on and played a pivotal role in developing Jordan Love in his first season as the starting quarterback. Clements will turn 71 in June and he’ll have help at the position this year with the hiring of Sean Mannion to work with quarterbacks and the passing game.
As for Barry, the NFL Network reported he has been hired by the Miami Dolphins to be the linebacker and defensive run game coordinator for Mike McDaniels.
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