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Packers finalize coaching staff Mar 01, 2021 at 01:36 PM Copied!
The Green Bay Packers have promoted
Jerry Gray to defensive backs/passing game coordinator,
Adam Stenavich to offensive line/run game coordinator,
Rayna Stewart to assistant special teams coach and
Connor Lewis to special teams assistant/game management specialist while also hiring
John Dunn as a senior analyst,
Justin Hood as a defensive quality control coach,
Ryan Mahaffey as an offensive quality control coach and
Tim Zetts as an offensive quality control coach. Head Coach Matt LaFleur made the announcements on Monday.
Gray, who is entering his 25th season coaching in the NFL and second for the Packers, served as the defensive backs coach for Green Bay in 2020. He helped lead the Packers to a No. 9 ranking in total defense (334.0 ypg) and a No. 7 ranking in pass defense (221.2 ypg) last season, the first time Green Bay ranked in the top 10 in both categories s
Packers going with Joe Barry as defensive coordinator
By Associated Press
GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers are giving Joe Barry a third chance as an NFL defensive coordinator.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur announced Monday he was making Barry defensive coordinator and Maurice Drayton special teams coordinator. LaFleur already had indicated during a Zoom session with reporters last week he was promoting Drayton to special teams coordinator.
Barry has nearly two decades of experience as an NFL assistant coach. He previously worked as a defensive coordinator with the Detroit Lions (2007-2008) and Washington (2015-16).
Barry now is heading to Green Bay instead.
Green Bay Packers name Joe Barry as defensive coordinator
Also announced Monday, Packers promoted Maurice Drayton to special teams coordinator.
According to the Packers, Barry has worked as an assistant coach in the NFL for 19 seasons. He comes to the Packers after serving as the assistant head coach/linebackers for the Los Angeles Rams from 2017-20. In his four seasons with the Rams, Barry was part of a defensive staff that helped the team rank No. 2 in the league over that span in in sacks (192.0), tied for No. 2 in takeaways (104) and interceptions (63), No. 7 in overall defense (329.9 ypg) and No. 9 in scoring defense (21.5 ppg). This past season marked the first time in franchise history that the Rams led the league in both scoring defense (18.5 ppg) and overall defense (281.9 ypg). The Rams also led the NFL in pass defense for the first time in franchise history and ranked No. 2 in the NFL in 2020 with 53.0 sacks.