DC SEARCH: First three candidates to replace Jeff Hafley reveal the KIND of coach the Packers want

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🗓️ 21 January 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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We got our first three names for the Green Bay Packers defensive coordinator search, and they share critical traits that tell us something about what Matt LaFleur is looking for. Plus, is there more pressure on LaFleur to get this hire right than there was when he hired Hafley?

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0:00.0	The Green Bay Packers already have three reported candidates for the vacant defensive coordinator job.
0:06.6	And at first, blush, they seem very different.
0:09.9	But they have one critical thing in common.
0:13.3	Turns out, not on the floor has it tight.
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1:09.0	The Packers cut, Trayvon Diggs.
1:12.8	I think there's a good chance he'll be back in Green Bay.
1:13.7	We'll talk about that.
1:20.5	Is this a more important defensive coordinator search than the last one? We'll talk about that.
1:22.1	But we have three candidates for the Packers defensive coordinator job already reported. It started with
1:30.8	Christian Parker. I mentioned it on the show last night briefly as we were talking about the head
1:38.6	coaching cycle providing a lot of very good options. One name we glossed over was Jonathan Gannon.
1:46.7	Jonathan Gannon, a longtime defensive coach, in fact, started his NFL career in the front office
1:52.1	as a scout. And he is going to be one of the guys interviewing for this job.
2:07.8	Based on some conversations that I've had, I think he's got a good chance to get this job.
2:12.1	But I also think the Packers want someone young, up and coming.
2:17.0	Gannon was only a defensive coordinator for a brief time before he got a head coaching opportunity in
2:18.2	Arizona. And so that makes this interesting. I think you can still categorize him as a young
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