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Feb 5, 2022

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. - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Packers Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Packers Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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