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Packers promote Chris Gizzi to Strength and Conditioning Coordinator

Well this is...interesting.

Matt LaFleur has promoted Chris Gizzi to Strength and Conditioning Coordinator while retaining Mark Lovat, who had been the Packers strength coach for years, as an assistant on Gizzi's staff.

We'll be hearing from LaFleur later today, where he will no doubt be asked about this move.

Gizzi is probably best rememberd for the below:

#Packers LB Chris Gizzi and the flag, 9/24/2001. The first Monday night game after the 9/11 attacks. pic.twitter.com/ITdgZCkZcx

Last year, I spoke with Brady Poppinga about Lovat and the Packers strength and conditioning coaches and why the outside critcism of the group is mostly unwarranted: