Packers hiring Cameron Achord as next special teams coordinator

The Green Bay Packers are hiring former New England Patriots special teams coordinator Cameron Achord as the team's next special teams coordinator, replacing Rich Bisaccia, according to reporting from Tom Pelissero of NFL Network and Rob Demovsky of ESPN.

Achord, 39, was most recently the assistant special teams coordinator of the New York Giants, a job he held for two seasons under coordinator Michael Ghobrial. The Giants did not retain Achord after hiring John Harbaugh as head coach this offseason.

Achord got his start in the NFL under future Hall of Fame coach Bill Belichick, who hired him to his staff in New England in 2018. Achord spent two seasons as an assistant special teams coach under Joe Judge with the Patriots before taking over the coordinator job in 2020 when Judge left to become the Giants head coach.

In Rick Gosselin's respected special teams rankings, Achord's Patriots finished first in the NFL in 2020, 18th in 2021, 16th in 2022 and 13th in 2023. By DVOA, the Patriots ranked No. 1 in 2020, 18th in 2021, 32nd in 2022 and 28th in 2023 -- suggesting a sharp downturn after a league-best finish to start his career as a coordinator.

Achord wasn't retained by the Patriots when the franchise transitioned under Jerod Mayo in 2024.

Achord beat out Cardinals assistant Sam Sewell, Seahawks assistant Devin Fitzsimmons and Saints assistant Kyle Wilbur for the job.

In Achord, the Packers are getting a young but experienced coordinator who has run the third phase in the NFL previously.

Achord was an assistant in New England when the Patriots won Super Bowl LII following the 2018 season.

Bisaccia stepped down as the Packers special teams coordinator on Feb. 17.

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