Packers glad Getsy back

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — When Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers gets ready for his 15th season, he'll be working with a new coach and offensive coordinator.

Plus, for the first time in his career, he'll be directing a new offense.

At least there will be a constant for the 35-year-old quarterback: the return of Luke Getsy as quarterbacks coach.

A quality control coach in 2014 and 2015 and receivers coach in 2016 and 2017, Getsy spent last season as offensive coordinator and receivers coach at Mississippi State. His presence should ease the adjustments for the two-time MVP.

"You've got to earn people's trust, show them how much you care before they're going to care about you and want to do well for you," Getsy said on Monday as the team introduced the staff of new coach Matt Lafleur.

"I think that phase is probably going to just happen quicker, naturally, being here for four years and creating a relationship. That part of it makes the transition much easier.

"Installing a new offense and the new principles and all that stuff, we've got a lot of work to do. We're going to rely on the relationship as far as the mutual trust, respect we have for each other, but we've got a lot of work to do to get him to dive into this offense fully and being able to function at a high level."

Lafleur said that Getsy's history with the team was another reason for his hiring.

"Certainly, we're going to find the best quarterback coach that's out there," Lafleur said. "Some things that I really did like about Luke was the fact that he played quarterback in college. I reached out not only to Aaron, but a couple other guys with him being in the building before, just to find out what they thought of him as a man and as a coach, and everybody gave him a thumbs-up."

Rodgers' introduction into the new offense can't start until the beginning of the offseason program on April 1.