The Packers wasted no time finding their guy.
Green Bay is set to hire former Cardinals coach Jonathan Gannon as its defensive coordinator after Jeff Hafley departed the organization to become head coach of the Dolphins, according to multiple reports on Sunday.
Gannon served as the Eagles’ defensive coordinator from 2021 to 2022 before taking the top job with the Cardinals in 2023. He was fired earlier this month after three losing seasons in Arizona.
Jonathan Gannon lands with the Packers to be their new defensive coordinator. APGannon went 15-36 as the Cardinals’ head coach.
Gannon also interviewed for the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator job and the Commanders’ defense job.
The Cardinals’ defense struggled under Gannon, allowing 28.7 points per game in 2025, ranking 29th in the league.
Micah Parsons may miss part of the 2026 season after he tore his ACL. Getty ImagesThe Packers, who went 9-7-1 in the regular season, boasted a talented defensive unit that added Micah Parsons in a blockbuster deal with the Cowboys last August.
Parsons went down with a torn ACL before the playoffs in December.
Still, the Packers had one of the top defensive units in the NFL for most of the season, ranking in the top 10 in defensive DVOA before injuries slowly picked away at their unit.
Miami introduced new head coach Jeff Hafley on Jan. 22, 2026. IMAGN IMAGES via Reuters ConnectGreen Bay lost to the Bears twice across its final stretch of games, once in the regular season and once in the playoffs.
Chicago rallied from an 18-point deficit at halftime in the wild-card round to top Green Bay, 31-27.
As for Hafley, he will succeed Mike McDaniel in Miami. The opportunity with the Dolphins marks Hafley’s first head coaching job.
