GREEN BAY – The Packers officially have brought Luke Getsy back to the coaching staff as a senior offensive assistant.
Here are five things to know about Getsy's return to Green Bay:
- This is Getsy's third stint in Green Bay.
The 40-year-old Getsy first joined the Packers in 2014 as an offensive quality control assistant on former head coach Mike McCarthy's staff. He served in that capacity for two seasons before a promotion to receivers coach in 2016.
In his first year leading the wideouts, Getsy coached Packers Hall of Famer Jordy Nelson to AP Comeback Player of the Year honors and oversaw the development of Davante Adams from a second-round pick to a perennial Pro Bowler.
Adams was the only player in the NFL with 70-plus receptions and 10-plus receiving touchdowns in both of those seasons. The Packers were one of two teams in the NFL to have three wide receivers (Nelson, Adams, Randall Cobb) with 60-plus receptions and 600-plus receiving yards in 2016.
Getsy spent one season as Mississippi State's offensive coordinator before rejoining Green Bay as quarterbacks coach in 2019 on Matt LaFleur's inaugural coaching staff.
- He spent the past three seasons as an offensive coordinator with two NFL teams.
After the Packers notched three consecutive 13-win seasons, the Chicago Bears tabbed Getsy as their new offensive coordinator and play-caller in 2022.
In his first season as the Bears' coordinator, Getsy helped guide the offense to a franchise record 3,014 total rushing yards and a league-best 177.3 rushing yards per game.
He helped quarterback Justin Fields set a Bears' single-season franchise rushing record by a quarterback with 1,143 rushing yards, becoming one of just three quarterbacks in league history to rush for 1,000-plus yards in single season, joining Lamar Jackson (2019, 2020) and Michael Vick (2006).
In 2023, Getsy led an offense that ranked second in the NFL in rushing attempts (534), rushing yards (2,399) and rushing yards per game (141.1). Receiver DJ Moore registered career highs in receptions (96), receiving yards (1,364) and touchdowns (eight). He also helped tight end Cole Kmet set career bests for receptions (73) and receiving yards (719).
Getsy briefly was reunited with Adams last season in Las Vegas, coordinating the Raiders' offense for the first nine weeks. He later rejoined LaFleur's staff as a defensive consultant.
- Getsy was Jordan Love's first quarterbacks coach in the NFL.
Prior to leaving for Chicago, Getsy spent his final two seasons in Green Bay as the team's quarterbacks coach/passing game coordinator. That stint coincided with Love's first two seasons with the Packers.
A first-round pick in 2020 (26th overall), Love backed up Aaron Rodgers for three years before taking over as Green Bay's starting quarterback in 2023.
In a 2023 interview with the Athletic, Getsy acknowledged how raw Love was coming out of Utah State but praised the 26-year-old quarterback for his work ethic and willingness to learn from one of the best quarterbacks of his generation in Rodgers.
"Jordan is a great guy," Getsy said. "His college film, it shows his athleticism, it shows his natural passing abilities, and then he came in and was a very humble kid. (Love) grew up in a great home, great family. He's a great dude, great teammate."
- He coached Rodgers during his final two MVP seasons in Green Bay.
In his first season as passing game coordinator in 2020, Getsy tutored Rodgers during the quarterback's third career NFL MVP season.
The future Pro Football Hall of Famer led the NFL in several categories that season, including passer rating (121.5), passing touchdowns (48), completion percentage (70.7) and interception percentage (0.95).
In 2021, Getsy again helped guide Rodgers to MVP and first-team AP All-Pro honors after throwing for 4,115 yards and 37 touchdowns.
- As both a player and coach, Getsy cut his teeth in the Mid-American Conference.
He started his college playing career at Pittsburgh before transferring to Akron in 2005. In two seasons as the Zips' starting quarterback, Getsy recorded 6,117 passing yards and 41 touchdowns while setting 24 individual school records. He also led the program to its first FBS bowl game in 2005.
Getsy began his coaching career as a graduate assistant at Akron before working his way up to receivers coach at Western Michigan in 2013.
Getsy's one season in Kalamazoo, Mich., saw him mentor future NFL receiver Corey Davis, who was named the MAC's freshman of the year after recording 67 catches for 941 yards and six touchdowns.
