Former Las Vegas Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

Packers expected to hire Rich Bisaccia as special teams coach

By Chelena Goldman | Last updated 2/7/22

The Green Bay Packers are expected to hire former Las Vegas Raiders interim head coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reported on Monday.

The #Packers are expected to hire former #Raiders interim coach Rich Bisaccia as their new special teams coach, sources say. The unit was an issue in GB last year, and coach Matt LaFleur goes a long way toward fixing it. Bisaccia is universally respected.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) February 7, 2022

Bisaccia was a finalist for a handful of head coaching jobs following the 2021 regular season, including a bid to stay with Las Vegas after leading the Silver and Black to a 7-5 record and a playoff berth following Jon Gruden's departure.

Special teams is Bisaccia's bread and butter, however, as he served as coordinator for the Cowboys, Buccaneers, and Chargers prior to joining the Raiders' coaching staff in 2018.

Landing a highly-respected special teams guru like Bisaccia is great news for the Packers, who fired previous coordinator Maurice Drayton after just one season after Green Bay had the league's worst special teams. Special teams cost the Packers dearly against the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round of the playoffs as they had both a field goal and a punt blocked, the latter being returned for a touchdown, en route to losing 13-10.

The Raiders hired former New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels as their new head coach last week.

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