After another promising season died at the hands of the special teams, the Green Bay Packers are making a big move and paying up to get one of the NFL’s most respected and experienced leaders of special teams.
According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, the Packers are expected to hire former Raiders interim coach and special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia to be Matt LaFleur’s new special teams coordinator.
Bisaccia, who has been a special teams coordinator at the NFL level since 2002, will replace Maurice Drayton, who was officially let go on Saturday.
The Packers finished 32nd in Rick Gosselin’s special teams rankings during the 2021 season. The nightmare season finished when the Packers special teams gave up a blocked field goal and blocked punt returned for the touchdown in a 13-10 loss to the 49ers in the divisional round.
Bisaccia has coached special teams for the Buccaneers, Chargers, Cowboys and Raiders. Last season, the Raiders finished 11th in Gosselin’s rankings, 21st in special teams DVOA and 22nd in Pro Football Focus special teams grade.
Bisaccia, 61, coached the final 12 games of the 2021 season for the Raiders after Jon Gruden resigned.
Hiring Bisaccia is expected to cost a significant amount of money given his experience and past as an assistant head coach.
