GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Veteran defensive coordinator Mike Pettine, one of the few assistant coaches who Matt LaFleur retained from the previous Green Bay Packers coaching staff, is out after three years with the team and two under LaFleur, the team announced Friday.
The move comes despite Pettine getting the Packers back into the top 10 in overall defense; they ranked ninth during the 2020 season.
Pettine never signed a contract extension that was offered to him after last season, meaning he was in the final year of his deal, a source told ESPN earlier in the week, making it a cleaner split.