The Green Bay Packers moved on from former defensive coordinator Joe Barry shortly following their loss to the San Francisco 49ers in the divisional round back in January and a few short weeks later announced that they had hired Jeff Hafley to be the new defensive coordinator. But Hafley was not a well-known candidate in Green Bay at the time, and his hire was a surprise to many Packers fans.
Hafley was the head coach at Boston College from 2020-2023. At BC, he went 22-26 as a head coach and was likely to be on the hot seat heading into the 2024 season.