Overview
- Green Bay agreed to hire former Cardinals head coach Jonathan Gannon as defensive coordinator, replacing Jeff Hafley, according to reports from NFL Network and ESPN.
- Gannon will resume calling defensive plays in Green Bay after delegating that duty in Arizona; his Eagles defenses reached Super Bowl LVII and ranked among the league’s best in 2022.
- The Packers moved quickly on Gannon, a decision that prevented an interview with Broncos assistant Jim Leonhard and followed interviews with Christian Parker, Al Harris and Daronte Jones.
- He inherits a unit featuring All-Pros Micah Parsons and Xavier McKinney, with Parsons rehabbing a torn ACL and expected back early in the 2026 season.
- Arizona still owes Gannon salary from his remaining contract with standard offset from his Packers pay, following his 15-36 tenure and a $100,000 fine in December 2025.