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Packers complete coaching staff
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy finalized his staff on Thursday, naming Tom Clements as associate head coach/offense, Edgar Bennett as offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt as quarterbacks/wide receivers coach, Mike Solari as assistant offensive line coach, Jerry Montgomery as defensive front assistant, Ron Zook as special teams coordinator and Jason Simmons as assistant special teams coach.
Clements was the Packers’ offensive coordinator for the past three seasons and the quarterbacks coach in his first six years with Green Bay. He also has been offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills (2004-05).
Bennett moves up to offensive coordinator after coaching wide receivers coach and running backs for Green Bay. Van Pelt was quarterbacks coach in 2014 and the running backs coach during the previous two seasons.
Solari comes to the Packers after five years as the offensive line coach for the San Francisco 49ers. Previous stops include two seasons with the Seattle Seahawks and eight seasons as offensive line coach and two as offensive coordinator for the Kansas City Chiefs.
Montgomery left Oklahoma after serving as the Sooners’ defensive line coach for the past two seasons. His work experience includes defensive line coach at Michigan (2011-12), Wyoming (2009-10) and Northern Iowa (2007-08).
Zook moves up with the Packers from assistant special teams coach in 2014. He is a former head coach at Illinois and Florida.
Simmons was a defensive/special teams assistant for the Packers last season and as a coaching administrator from 2011 to 2013.
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