Packers hire former Vikings QB Sean Mannion to their coaching staff
The Green Bay Packers hired a bright mind to their offensive coaching staff. Former Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sean Mannion has retired from football and accepted a position to coach with the Packers, according to ESPN's Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson. Mannion was seen around NFL circles as a future coach […]
The Green Bay Packers hired a bright mind to their offensive coaching staff. Former Los Angeles Rams, Minnesota Vikings, and Seattle Seahawks quarterback Sean Mannion has retired from football and accepted a position to coach with the Packers, according to ESPN's Seahawks reporter Brady Henderson.
Mannion was seen around NFL circles as a future coach considering how smart and knowledgeable he is. And that's why he got jobs in the league over the last couple of years, even though his level of play was never that good. Mannion was a third-round pick by the St. Louis Rams in 2015, and he was with the franchise through 2019. Since then, he has spent time alternating between the Minnesota Vikings and Seattle Seahawks.
His last NFL start was exactly against the Green Bay Packers, in 2021. Last season, he was on the Vikings practice squad for almost two months, and then signed with the Seahawks in December.
Role
It's still undisclosed what Sean Mannion's role on the Packers coaching staff will be, but Brady Henderson reported that it will include helping quarterbacks and the passing game. Presumably, it could be a position that opens a path for him to be the quarterbacks coach when 70-year-old coach Tom Clements retires — the Packers also have Connor Lewis as an assistant quarterbacks coach.
Offensive staff
Under head coach Matt LaFleur, this is the Packers offensive staff:
Offensive coordinator: Adam Stenavich
Quarterbacks: Tom Clements
Assistant quarterbacks: Connor Lewis
Running backs: Ben Sirmans
Wide receivers/passing game coordinator: Jason Vrable
Tight ends: John Dunn
Offensive line: Luke Butkus
Assistant offensive line: Ryan Mahaffey
Offensive quality control: Ramsen Golpashin
Offensive quality control: Rob Grosso
Coaching assistant: Quinshon Odom
Defensive staff
The changes on defense will go beyond the coordinator. Packers News.com reported that every defensive position coach has been allowed to apply for jobs elsewhere.
Meanwhile, according to The Leap's Peter Bukowski, pass rush specialist Jason Rebrovich should have a bigger role — maybe coaching the entire defensive line, a unit currently coached by Jerry Montgomery.
Defensive quality control Justin Hood is going to the Atlanta Falcons to work as a defensive backs coach under Jerry Gray.
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