Packers waste no time launching formal search with two interviews lined up to replace Rich Bisaccia
Matt LaFleur has interviewed two candidates.
The Green Bay Packers lost enough time with Rich Bisaccia’s delayed decision to step away from the team, so head coach Matt LaFleur has already started the process to find the next special teams coordinator. Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber reported that the Packers interviewed Cameron Achord and Kyle Wilber. Let’s dive in to understand who they are.
Cameron Achord
Achord has worked in the NFL since 2018, initially hired as an assistant special teams coach under Joe Judge on the New England Patriots. Previously, he had had college experience on offense and special teams. When Judge became the New York Giants head coach, Achord was promoted to special teams coordinator by Bill Belichick.
Achord led the Patriots to the first special teams unit in 2020 by Rick Gosselin’s annual special teams ranking. However, Achord wasn’t retained by Jerod Mayo in 2024, being replaced by Jeremy Springer. In the past two seasons, Achord was an assistant special teams coach for the Giants under Michael Ghobrial, but things will change under John Harbaugh in New York.
Kyle Wilber
The second name is Wilber, who would bring a sense of continuity to the position — news that fans would probably not like much. A former linebacker and special teams player, he played for Rich Bisaccia on the Dallas Cowboys and Las Vegas Raiders throughout his NFL career. After retiring, Wilber was hired by Bisaccia on the Packers as a special teams quality control coach. Last season, he moved to the New Orleans Saints as an assistant special teams coach.
The Packers can’t make any hires before interviewing at least two minority candidates — that’s the Rooney Rule for head coach, general manager, and coordinator positions. Wilber is one of them, but there’s one left to go.
Matt LaFleur is in the process of making his fourth special teams coordinator hire, following Shawn Mennenga, Maurice Drayton, and Rich Bisaccia. It’s not clear if the Packers will hire or promote someone to be an assistant head coach, the other position Bisaccia occupied over the past couple of seasons.
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