GREEN BAY – The announcement of the Packers’ new coaching staff Wednesday contained one minor surprise when Jerry Montgomery was introduced as defensive line coach.
The 38-year-old native of Los Angeles was slated to join Jimbo Fisher’s new coaching staff at Texas A&M before recently opting to return to the Packers, with whom he’d spent the past three seasons.
Known as a top-flight college recruiter, Montgomery rose up the coaching ranks at Michigan and Oklahoma prior to joining the Packers’ coaching staff as a defensive front assistant in 2015.
“I had a great opportunity to go to a great program and be with a great coaching staff,” Montgomery said.