It’s that time of year when NFL teams make a bunch of changes to their coaching staffs. Some teams won’t make many changes at all, while others will have entirely new coaching staffs from top to bottom. After the season ended, it was unclear how much turnover the Packers would endure. Matt LaFleur’s future was uncertain, and Jeff Hafley was interviewing for multiple head coaching positions. Green Bay could have been in store for a ton of changes.

Over the last few weeks, a lot has been learned about what Green Bay’s 2026 coaching staff will look like. Matt LaFleur signed an extension to remain the head coach for the foreseeable future. Jeff Hafley landed a head coaching job, and as expected, he’s bringing a number of Green Bay coaching personnel with him. In addition to coach staff turnover, there has been turnover in the front office department. The Packers have lost front office executive Jon-Eric Sullivan, pro scout Venzell Boulware, and scouting consultant James Campen.

The Packers have seen plenty of movement already, but they have started to fill some of the holes. Most of the coaching turnover has come on the defensive side of the ball. The offensive staff hasn’t seen nearly as many changes yet, but there’s still plenty of time for that to change. With some new guys coming in and others going out, the coaching carousel is already spinning, and it doesn’t appear to be slowing down anytime soon. Let’s take a look at what changes Green Bay has had thus far.

The Packers have signed Brian Gutekunst, Matt LaFleur, and Russ Ball to contract extensions

— Green Bay Packers (@packers) January 30, 2026

Who's Out

Jeff Hafley

The first major domino to fall in Green Bay’s coaching carousel was Jeff Hafley, who was named the next head coach of the Miami Dolphins. Hafley followed former Packers’ front office executive Jon-Eric Sullivan. It was widely assumed that Hafley would land a head coaching gig. Per Mike Garafolo, the Packers knew as much and began working on finding their next defensive coordinator before it was even announced that Hafley landed the Miami job.

Sean Duggan

Linebackers coach Sean Duggan was the most obvious candidate to follow Jeff Hafley to Miami, and now it’s official. Duggan will join the Dolphins as Miami’s next defensive coordinator. The Packers promoted Duggan to linebackers coach after spending his first season as the assistant linebackers coach. Duggan and Hafley first worked together in 2019 at Ohio State. Duggan then followed Hafley to Boston College, Green Bay, and now Miami. Green Bay’s linebackers didn’t take the step forward in 2025 that many were hoping for, so Duggan’s departure isn’t the end of the world.

Ryan Downard

Ryan Downard is another defensive assistant that Hafley brought with him to Miami. Hafley is bringing Downard in to work with Miami’s defensive secondary and serve as the team’s defensive passing game coordinator. Downard was most recently the defensive backs coach in Green Bay. The 37-year-old was first hired by Mike McCarthy and the Packers in 2018 as a defensive quality control coach. Downard served under three different defensive coordinators in Green, surviving the firings of Mike Pettine and Joe Barry. Green Bay’s safety group became one of the strongest position groups on the team, with Downard being a big reason for the improvement. His departure won’t be easy for Matt LaFleur to replace.

Derrick Ainsley

Shortly after the team hired Babich, it was announced that Ansley would not be returning to the Packers. Green Bay gave Babich the title of defensive passing game coordinator - the same title as Ansley. Per Rob Demovsky, head coach Matt LaFleur interviewed each of his defensive coaches during the defensive coordinator search, but LaFleur chose to go with Gannon over Ansley. The addition of Babich and being passed over for defensive coordinator could've led to a mutual parting of ways between Ansley and the Packers, but that isn't known at this time. Fortunately for Ansley, it didn't take him long to find his next job. Matt Zenitz reported that the Dallas Cowboys were hiring Ansley as the defensive pass game coordinator.

Wendel Davis

Davis, better known in Green Bay as the “Ball King,” will also follow Jeff Hafley to Miami. The Packers hired Davis as a defensive quality control coach in 2019, Matt LaFleur’s first season with the team. Green Bay dubbed Davis as the “Ball King” during training camp to emphasize the importance of generating turnovers. Davis would start every post-practice meeting by showing film and charting all turnover opportunities with the defense. Unfortunately, his work during training camp didn’t carry over to the regular season as the team finished 27th in turnovers last season. It’s assumed that Davis will have the same role in Miami. 

Sean Mannion

The first loss for Green Bay’s offensive staff was the loss of Sean Mannion, who is departing to become the new offensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. It's been a meteoric rise for the 33-year-old Mannion. He was playing in the NFL as recently as 2023, and didn't start coaching until 2024. He served as an assistant quarterbacks coach under Tom Clements for one season before taking over the lead role in 2025. By all accounts, Mannion's absence will be felt.

I've texted with numerous Green Bay colleagues and several former coaches of Sean Mannion's in last few hours.

Everyone speaks glowingly

One text: "Super smart, great teacher, collaborative, and an A+ human."

Philly gets him NOW before he's on everyone's radar next year. pic.twitter.com/LcxUKBgMSg

— Peter Schrager (@PSchrags) January 30, 2026

Nathaniel Hackett

It's been a wild offseason for Nathaniel Hackett. Jeff Hafley hired Hackett as Miami's new quarterbacks coach, but that only lasted for a few weeks. On February 4, it was announced that Hackett was joining Mike LaFleur (Matt's brother) in Arizona. Hackett will become Arizona's offensive coordinator, a position he's held multiple times before. After serving as Green Bay’s offensive coordinator from 2019 to 2021, Hackett returned to Green Bay last season, working as a defensive analyst. Matt LaFleur has shown a desire to have veteran coaches on staff in analyst roles, but it’s unclear if he will look to fill the position anytime soon.

Ryan Mahaffey

Former wide receivers coach Ryan Mahaffey is following Sean Mannion to Philadelphia. Mahaffey will have the title of run game coordinator and tight ends coach with the Eagles. The 38-year-old Mahaffey joined the Packers during the 2021 season as an offensive quality control coach. He served as the assistant offensive line coach for two seasons before taking over as the wide receivers coach. Many people around the league see Mahaffey as a young, up-and-coming offensive coach, but his position group in Green Bay always left something to be desired.

Todd Hunt

Strength and conditioning assistant Todd Hunt will also be following Jeff Hafley to Miami. According to Green Bay’s team website, Hunt assisted with the day-to-day responsibilities of the comprehensive strength and conditioning program. He worked closely with linebackers, tight ends, running backs, quarterbacks, and specialists.

Byron Storer

Rich Bisaccia’s top lieutenant, Byron Storer, is leaving the Packers’ organization to become the special teams coordinator for the Cleveland Browns. Storer has been with Bisaccia since 2018, following him to Green Bay in 2022. Storer has been an assistant special teams coach with the Packers. It’s hard to gauge how effective Storer was as an assistant, but Green Bay’s special teams units under Bisaccia and Storer were repeatedly bad. This will be the first opportunity for the 41-year-old Storer to coordinate his own units.

Rich Bisaccia

Assistant head coach and special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia announced that he is stepping down. Bisaccia had been with the Packers since 2022. Bisaccia was highly respected around the organization, so his departure leaves a hole. Bisaccia was brought in to “fix” Green Bay’s special teams woes, but whether he actually did so is debatable. Under Bisaccia, Keisean Nixon was named a two-time All-Pro kick returner, though the team opted to play Nixon solely on defense last season. Green Bay’s coverage units also improved under Bisaccia. Despite some incremental improvements in specific areas, the Packers always seemed to have had catastrophic blunders on special teams, and they always happened at the worst times.

Who's In

Jonathan Gannon

With Hafley headed to Miami, Jonathan Gannon is officially the next defensive coordinator of the Green Bay Packers. It only took the Packers about a week to find Hafley’s replacement. Gannon was the head coach of the Arizona Cardinals for the last three seasons, but an unsuccessful tenure led to his firing. Before serving as the head coach of the Cardinals, Gannon was the defensive coordinator for the Philadelphia Eagles. He helped the team to a Super Bowl berth in 2022. It’s uncertain what the defense will look like under Gannon, but he’s known to have a zone-heavy, “bend but don’t break” philosophy. Get to know more about him here.

Sam Siefkes

The departure of Duggan left the Packers without a linebackers coach, but the team filled that position last week by hiring Sam Siefkes. The 34-year-old Siefkes is a native of Wisconsin, attending high school in Oconomowoc and then college at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. In addition to his Wisconsin roots, Siefkes has defensive coordinator experience from his time at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, Wofford College, and Virginia Tech. The hire of Siefkes shouldn’t come as a huge surprise. He worked under Jonathan Gannon as the linebackers coach in Arizona during the 2023 and 2024 seasons.

Bobby Babich

After losing Downard, the Packers moved quickly to find a replacement, and they did so by hiring 42-year-old Bobby Babich. Babich had been with the Buffalo Bills since 2017, but the firing of head coach Sean McDermott allowed Babich to explore other options. The Packers interviewed Babich back in 2024 for their vacant defensive coordinator position, but Babich took over as the defensive coordinator in Buffalo instead. Babich is the son of long-time defensive coach Bob Babich. One notable connection is that Babich was a defensive assistant in Cleveland with Jeff Hafley. He will be tasked with helping Green Bay’s secondary take a step forward, especially at cornerback.

I reached out to a Buffalo-based sports director to get a few words on what to expect from Bobby Babich. Here is what they said:

“Young, energetic, owns the room when he talks, great teacher, versatile— he’s coached every spot on D except DL, players coach.” pic.twitter.com/fBzZcJfezs

— Matt Froehlich (@Matt_Fra_) January 30, 2026

Daniel Bullocks

The Packers are adding Daniel Bullocks to their defensive staff. Bullocks has been coaching in San Francisco since 2017, coaching defensive backs for the last seven seasons. It's unclear what coaching title Bullocks will have in Green Bay, but he will likely work alongside Bobby Babich to improve the secondary. The 49ers have had their fair share of turnover at defensive coordinator over the years, but Bullocks had survived them all. He worked for four different defensive coordinators, including Robert Saleh and DeMeco Ryans. There were reports that Bullocks and the 49ers quietly parted ways, but that hadn't been formally announced.

Noah Pauley

It didn’t take long for the Packers to find Ryan Mahaffey’s replacement. Noah Pauley will be assuming the role of wide receivers coach. The 36-year-old coach is a native of the Midwest, having grown up in Duluth, Minnesota. Most recently, Pauley was the pass game coordinator and wide receivers coach at Iowa State University. He followed head coach Matt Campbell to Penn State earlier this year, but Pauley opted to join the Packers for 2026. Pauley also spent four years at North Dakota State as the wide receivers coach, coaching Christian Watson for multiple seasons. Pauley’s coaching career began as a student assistant, but he quickly worked his way up to being the offensive coordinator at the University of Minnesota-Duluth. Pauley is considered a bright and gifted offensive mind. He interviewed for the San Francisco 49ers offensive coordinator job last season. Unlike Mahaffey, Pauley played the position and has a proven track record of developing wide receivers. Get to know more about him here.

Luke Getsy

Sean Mannion’s departure to Philadelphia left the Packers without a quarterbacks coach, but Matt LaFleur didn’t look long or hard to find Mannion’s replacement. Luke Getsy will be the Packers’ new quarterbacks coach. Getsy was a senior offensive assistant in Green Bay last season. Before that, Getsy had two failed stints as the offensive coordinator for the Chicago Bears and Las Vegas Raiders. Getsy now returns to a role that he’s familiar with. He was the quarterbacks coach in Green Bay from 2019 to 2021, helping Aaron Rodgers win multiple MVP awards. The 41-year-old Getsy will now look to help Jordan Love do the same. Get to know more about him here.

Will Smart

The Packers are reportedly adding Will Smart to their defensive staff. Smart was a pass rush specialist for Vanderbilt University last season. Smart’s coaching career started at Wake Forest University as a graduate assistant, working closely with Los Angeles Rams defensive end Kobie Turner. Smart is very new to the coaching world. He only has two years of coaching experience, both at the collegiate level. It’s unknown what his exact role will be in Green Bay, but it’s fair to assume he will likely work with the Packers’ pass rushers.