Two botched special teams plays cost the Packers a chance at the Super Bowl, and as a result, Mike McCarthy has decided to fire special teams coordinator, Shawn Slocum.
“I would like to thank Shawn for all of his contributions over the past nine years,” McCarthy said. “He was a positive contributor to our success, including helping us win Super Bowl XLV. We wish Shawn, Michelle and their family the best moving forward.”
Slocum joined the Packers in 2006 and assumed the role of special teams coordinator in 2009, but more importantly, Slocum and McCarthy have been working together for more than 20 years, when they both worked as assistant coaches at the University of Pittsburgh in 1990.
However, this has been one of the worst seasons for special teams for the Packers. They had a total of 7 blocked kicks, and the Dallas Morning News placed them last in the NFL on special teams.
[h/t ESPN]