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The Green Bay Packers will have a new special teams coordinator in 2026. On Tuesday night, the team announced that Rich Bisaccia is stepping down as the team's special teams coordinator and assistant head coach.
In a press release, Bisaccia said he took time to "reflect" following the end of the 2025 season and decided step down from his role with the Packers.
"After taking some time to reflect over the last few weeks, I have made the decision to step down as the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator of the Green Bay Packers," Bisaccia said. "I am incredibly grateful to Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst, Ed Policy and Mark Murphy for their unwavering trust and support throughout my time in Green Bay. I am also thankful to the players for their consistent work and relentless effort to improve every single day. I would like to thank everyone in the organization for their dedication and commitment. The people in this building make it a special place to work."
With the coaching cycle mostly completed to start the 2026 offseason, the Packers will be in a tough position to fill the special teams coordinator role with a top candidate.
Bisaccia said coaching in Green Bay was an "honor." The release does not say that Bisaccia, who is now 65 years old, was fired or is retiring from football, and he said he will "look forward to whatever is next" for him.
The Packers improved on special teams in 2025 but still ranked in the bottom half of the NFL by most analytic standards, and key special teams blunders -- including a dropped onside kick recovery late in the season and multiple missed field goals in a playoff loss -- contributed to crushing losses.
It's clear the decision by Bisaccia was a bit of a shock to the Packers. Recently, general manager Brian Gutekunst complimented Bisaccia's coaching and leadership and expressed confidence in the special teams -- strongly suggesting the Packers would keep Bisaccia for at least 2026.
Matt LaFleur said he is "disappointed to lose a person and coach as valuable" as Bisaccia, who has been in Green Bay since 2022.
More from LaFleur: "Rich was a tremendous resource to me and our entire coaching staff who had a profound impact on our players and our culture throughout the building. We can't thank him enough for his contributions to our team over the last four years."
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator
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In a press release, Bisaccia said he took time to "reflect" following the end of the 2025 season and decided step down from his role with the Packers.
"After taking some time to reflect over the last few weeks, I have made the decision to step down as the assistant head coach and special teams coordinator of the Green Bay Packers," Bisaccia said. "I am incredibly grateful to Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst, Ed Policy and Mark Murphy for their unwavering trust and support throughout my time in Green Bay. I am also thankful to the players for their consistent work and relentless effort to improve every single day. I would like to thank everyone in the organization for their dedication and commitment. The people in this building make it a special place to work."
With the coaching cycle mostly completed to start the 2026 offseason, the Packers will be in a tough position to fill the special teams coordinator role with a top candidate.
Bisaccia said coaching in Green Bay was an "honor." The release does not say that Bisaccia, who is now 65 years old, was fired or is retiring from football, and he said he will "look forward to whatever is next" for him.
The Packers improved on special teams in 2025 but still ranked in the bottom half of the NFL by most analytic standards, and key special teams blunders -- including a dropped onside kick recovery late in the season and multiple missed field goals in a playoff loss -- contributed to crushing losses.
It's clear the decision by Bisaccia was a bit of a shock to the Packers. Recently, general manager Brian Gutekunst complimented Bisaccia's coaching and leadership and expressed confidence in the special teams -- strongly suggesting the Packers would keep Bisaccia for at least 2026.
Matt LaFleur said he is "disappointed to lose a person and coach as valuable" as Bisaccia, who has been in Green Bay since 2022.
More from LaFleur: "Rich was a tremendous resource to me and our entire coaching staff who had a profound impact on our players and our culture throughout the building. We can't thank him enough for his contributions to our team over the last four years."
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Rich Bisaccia steps down as Packers special teams coordinator
Continue reading...
