The Green Bay Packers officially dismissed special teams coordinator Maurice Drayton and promoted from within to replace tight ends coach Justin Outten.
The team announced Drayton will not return as special teams coordinator in 2022, and coach Matt LaFleur promoted senior analyst John Dunn to tight ends coach.
Drayton was the assistant special teams coordinator for three seasons in Green Bay (2018-20) before LaFleur promoted him to coordinator for the 2021 season. The Packers struggled mightily on special teams, culminating in a calamitous performance in the NFC divisional round against the San Francisco 49ers that featured a blocked field goal and a blocked punt returned for a touchdown.
It was reported earlier this week that Drayton wouldn’t return.
LaFleur’s statement on Drayton: “We are grateful for all that Mo brought to our team the last several seasons. He is a great man who is loved by our players and coaches and contributed a lot to our success. We wish nothing but the best for Mo, Tonya and the rest of their family moving forward.”
The Packers are targeting former Raiders interim coach and long-time special teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia to replace Drayton, according to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Dunn, who is entering his second season in Green Bay, previously worked as a tight ends coach with the New York Jets (2019-20). He played quarterback and tight end at North Carolina.
Dunn is replacing Outten, who left Green Bay to be the offensive coordinator of the Denver Broncos.
LaFleur must now find a special teams coordinator and quarterbacks coach to put the finishing touches on his coaching staff for 2022.