Report: GB to fire special teams coach
Green Bay Packers offensive line coach Adam Stenavich talks to his team during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions on Jan. 9, in Detroit. The Green Bay Packers announced Monday they've promoted Adam Stenavich from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator as they fill the vacancy created when Nathaniel Hackett left to become Denver Broncos head coach. (Duane Burleson/AP file photo)
GREEN BAY Wis. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation says that Maurice Drayton won’t be back as the Green Bay Packers’ special teams coordinator next season.
The person spoke on the condition of anonymity because the Packers haven’t made an announcement on Drayton’s future yet.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel first reported that Drayton was out.
This move comes after the Packers had a punt and a field-goal attempt blocked in a 13-10 NFC divisional playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers.
It marks the second straight offseason in which Packers coach Matt LaFleur has changed his special teams coordinator. LaFleur dismissed Shawn Mennenga last year and replaced him by promoting Drayton, who had been an assistant special teams coach with the Packers from 2018-20.
But the Packers fared even worse on special teams this season and reached a nadir in their playoff loss.
In other moves, the Packers did announce Tuesday they have promoted Luke Butkus to offensive line coach, added passing game coordinator to wide receivers coach Jason Vrable’s title and promoted Ryan Mahaffey to assistant offensive line coach.
Butkus, the nephew of Hall of Fame linebacker Dick Butkus, has been an assistant offensive line coach with the Packers for the past three seasons. He also has been an offensive line coach for Illinois (2012, 2016-18) and an assistant offensive line coach with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2013-15).
Adam Stenavich, who had been Green Bay’s offensive line coach from 2019-21, was hired as offensive coordinator Monday. He replaces Nathaniel Hackett, now the Denver Broncos head coach.
Vrable has been the Packers wide receivers coach since 2020 after working as an offensive assistant in 2019.
Luke Getsy had been the Packers passing game coordinator this season as well as their quarterbacks coach. He left to become the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator under new head coach Matt Eberflus.
Mahaffey was an offensive quality control coach with the Packers this season.






