Cam Achord Named Packers Special Teams Coordinator After Multi-Day Interview Process

Head Coach Matt LaFleur announced that cam achord has been named the Green Bay Packers' special teams coordinator. The hire follows a multi-day interview sequence for the vacancy created by a February resignation, and brings an experienced special teams coach to Green Bay with a decade of NFL experience.

Cam Achord's NFL track record

Achord arrives with 10 years of NFL special teams coaching experience, including four seasons as a coordinator. His most recent NFL stop was as an assistant special teams coach with the New York Giants for the 2024-25 seasons, where he helped a unit that returned 70 kickoffs for a single-season franchise record 1, 942 yards (27. 7-yard average). That kickoff average was the second-highest single-season mark in that franchise's history and ranked No. 5 among NFL teams in 2025.

Before New York, Achord spent six years with the New England Patriots. He served as an assistant special teams coach from 2018-19 and then as special teams coordinator from 2020-23. During his tenure in 2023, the Patriots finished No. 3 in the NFL with a 26. 2-yard kickoff return average while their coverage unit ranked No. 6, allowing an average of 20. 6 yards. In 2022, his unit finished No. 1 in the league in punt return yards and No. 3 in total return yards (1, 274), with a rookie returner earning first-team All-Pro honors for his return work. In 2020, the Patriots were ranked No. 1 in an annual special teams evaluation, and that season included a first-team All-Pro punt returner who led the league in both return yards and average.

Packers search and interview timeline

The special teams opening followed the resignation from that role on February 17th. The Packers conducted an interview process that included multiple coordinator candidates. The schedule featured one coordinator candidate visiting per day from Tuesday to Friday, with Achord being the final interview candidate in that sequence. At least seven candidates were in the initial pool, and four advanced to an in-person second round of interviews. One candidate elected to pursue a college coaching opportunity before a formal interview with the team.

• Final interview: Achord was the last in the coordinated interview schedule.
• Candidate pool: Multiple assistants and free-agent coordinators were considered, with several advancing to in-person interviews.
• Vacancy origin: The role was open after a February 17th resignation.

What Achord brings to Green Bay

cam achord brings a mix of coordinator and assistant-coach experience, plus a record of units that produced strong return averages and individual special-teams honors. His background includes work developing returners and coverage units that registered top league and franchise marks in return and coverage metrics during his time with previous clubs.

His coaching résumé also spans lower levels and positional coaching: five seasons at Southwest Mississippi Community College where he handled offensive, special teams and recruiting coordinator duties and coached quarterbacks, running backs and tight ends; an offensive graduate assistant role at the University of Southern Mississippi in 2012; and early graduate-assistant special teams work in 2010-11 where he also worked with linebackers. Achord played college football as a four-year starter at free safety and served as a team captain in consecutive seasons.

Immediate implications and next steps

The hire fills a defined vacancy on the Packers' coaching staff and follows a concentrated search that evaluated multiple candidates in person. With Cam Achord stepping into the role, attention will turn to how he configures the special teams staff and prepares units for offseason work and the next season. Recent reporting indicates Achord was not retained by his previous organization’s new head coach prior to this hire, making him available for Green Bay’s search.

Details on staff structure, specific assistant hires, and how the Packers plan to deploy return and coverage schemes under the new coordinator are expected to emerge as the team finalizes its offseason coaching roster and prepares for organized team activities. Schedule and personnel plans may evolve.