Saturday, March 08, 2008

Two new coaches join Packers

Spectators at Green Bay's FanFest might have been surprised to see two new faces when the coaching staffs were announced on Friday.

The Packers have added Joe Whitt, Jr. in defensive quality control and Mondray Gee as a strength and conditioning assistant.

Whitt, Jr., joins the Packers from Atlanta, where he spent this past season as assistant defensive backs coach for the Falcons. He spent the previous four seasons at Louisville, where he served as cornerbacks coach and recruiting coordinator. He began his coaching career as wide receivers coach at The Citadel in 2002.

Gee (pronounced as the letter 'G') comes to Green Bay after seven seasons (2001-07) with the Detroit Lions. He served as a graduate assistant on the strength & conditioning staff at his alma mater, Michigan State, in 2000.

Whitt, Jr. and Gee respectively replace Eric Lewis, who became the secondary coach at Louisville, and Brandon Johnson who left the team about a month ago.

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