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The Green Bay Packers have hired Jeff Jagodzinski as their offensve coordinator, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reports. Jagodzinski served as the Falcons' offensive line coach this season after working as the Falcons' tight ends coach in 2004.
The news about Jagodzinski comes just a day after new Packers head coach Mike McCarthy released six assistant coaches and two staff members in his first full day on the job.
Defensive coordinator Jim Bates, who interviewed for the head coaching job on Monday, was not among them and could stay with the team. Bates, who was supposed to meet with McCarthy on Friday, did not immediately return a telephone call from The Associated Press.
"He's a man I respect, and the job he did this past year speaks for itself," McCarthy said Thursday. "I'd love to opportunity to sit down and see if we could work out the possibility of him working here."
Bates would have been a popular pick among Packers players to succeed Mike Sherman, who was fired Jan. 2 after the team's worst season in 15 years. In his first year as the Packers' defensive coordinator, Bates engineered a modest turnaround.
Green Bay had the league's 25th-ranked defense in 2004 and lost veteran safety Darren Sharper to free agency in the offseason. Despite injuries to key players this season, the Packers allowed an average of 293.1 yards per game, seventh-best in the league.
"I would love to see Jim Bates back again," linebacker Nick Barnett said Thursday. "He's an excellent coach."
Among those released Friday: Secondary/safeties coach Joe Baker, offensive line coach Larry Beightol, special teams coordinator John Bonamego, linebackers coach Mark Duffner, offensive coordinator Tom Rossley and strength and conditioning coach Barry Rubin.
The team also released director of football administration Bruce Warwick and weight room assistant Vince Workman.
Four other Packers assistants had already left the team for new jobs.
Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.
I've seen posters say they like this move. I wanna know why. I don't know squat about this dude(other than Sherman fired him as the TE coach because he confronted Sherman about game plans and play calling). What has you excited about him?
Current Staff
Coaching
* Mike McCarthy, Head Coach
* Jeff Jagodzinski, Offensive Coordinator (added)
* Jim Bates, Defensive Coordinator
* Edgar Bennett, Running Backs
* James Campen, Assistant Offensive Line/Quality Control
* Brad Miller, Assistant Special Teams
* Robert Nunn, Defensive Tackles
* Joe Philbin, Tight Ends/Assistant Offensive Line
* Bob Sanders, Defensive Line/Defensive Ends
* Lionel Washington, Defensive Nickel Package/Cornerbacks
Pro Personnel
* Reggie McKenzie, Director of Pro Personnel
* Tim Terry, Personnel Assistant
* Eliot Wolf, Pro Personnel Assistant
* Autumn Thomas-Beenenga, Pro Personnel Coordinator
College Scouting
* John Dorsey, Director of College Scouting
* Shaun Herock, Assistant Director of College Scouting (Midwest)
* Danny Mock, Scouting Coordinator
* Lee Gissendaner, Scout (East Coast)
* Brian Gutekunst, Scout (Southeast)
* Alonzo Highsmith, Scout (Southwest)
* Lenny McGill, Scout (Central Plains)
* Sam Seale, Scout (West Coast)
* Jon Eric Sullivan, Scout (National Football Scouting)