Packers hire Philbin — again

The Packers have rehired Joe Philbin as offensive coordinator, hoping he can bring another Super Bowl championship to Green Bay.

The team announced the hire Wednesday along with Mike Pettine as defensive coordinator.

Philbin is a former Miami Dolphins head coach, but he also spent 2007-11 as Green Bay’s offensive coordinator. In that time, the Packers won the Super Bowl after the 2010 season and were third in the NFL in points per game (28.3), touchdowns (267), passing touchdowns (170) and net yards per game (372.8).

Pettine is a veteran defensive coordinator who also was head coach in Cleveland from 201415.

The Packers are in the midst of a shake-up after finishing with a 7-9 record that left them out of the playoffs for the first time since 2008. Defensive coordinator Dom Capers was fired on Jan. 1, and director of player personnel Brian Gutekunst was promoted to be the team’s next general manager on Jan. 7.

Panthers cleared: The Carolina Panthers will not be punished for their handling of quarterback Cam Newton’s injury during a playoff loss to the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 7.

The NFL and the Players Association said that Carolina’s medical staff followed concussion protocol guidelines.

After walking off the field with a second-half eye injury, Newton stumbled to the ground near the sideline when asked by trainers to take a knee. The league said it believes that stumble was caused by a previous knee injury.

Rams hire Fisch: The Los Angeles Rams hired former UCLA interim head coach Jedd Fisch as a senior offensive assistant.

Fisch was the Bruins’ offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach last season. He took over for fired head coach Jim Mora for UCLA’s regularseason finale, and the Bruins secured bowl eligibility with a victory over Cal.