The elevation of DeMarcus Covington to defensive coordinator left an opening on the defensive line for the New England Patriots.
A longtime Green Bay Packers assistant is on track to take it. The organization has hired Jerry Montgomery, according to a report Monday afternoon from Rob Demovsky of ESPN.
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein and ESPN’s Mike Reiss previously shared that the 44-year-old had interviewed for a position on the defensive staff in Foxborough.
Montgomery spent the past nine seasons in Green Bay under head coaches Mike McCarthy and Matt LaFleur.