- Entering his third season as special teams assistant after originally joining the Packers in 2009 as coaching administrator.
- A seven-year NFL veteran (2000-06) for four different teams, compiled nearly 7,000 return yards in his career (5,401 kickoff return, 1,431 punt return).
- With N.Y. Jets in 2002, returned two kickoffs for TDs in same game at Buffalo, including overtime game-winner.
- An All-Pac-10 running back at USC, ranks 11th on Trojans’ all-time rushing list with 2,511 yards.
- Older brother, Johnnie, played wide receiver for 12 seasons (1994-2005) in the NFL, including eight with the Detroit Lions.
Chad Morton, a seven-year NFL veteran as a player, enters his fourth season with the Packers and third as special teams assistant coach.
Named to his current position on Feb. 15, 2010, Morton originally joined the Packers as the team’s coaching administrator in 2009, where part of his duties included assisting with the defensive and special teams units, before he moved into the role of special teams assistant.
The 2011 season was a year of vast improvement for Green Bay’s special teams units, one that saw them climb to the No. 13 overall position in the Dallas Morning News’ annual postseason rankings, the club’s highest finish since 2007.
Some of the biggest strides were made in the various aspects of the return game, where rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb was named a Pro Bowl alternate and to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie team for his efforts as the team’s primary returner. A former return specialist himself, Morton was instrumental in helping acclimate Cobb to the pro game in his inaugural campaign. Cobb finished with 34 kickoff returns for 941 yards and a touchdown, and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the NFL (first among rookies) with a 27.7-yard average, the third highest by a player in franchise history with more than 25 returns.
Cobb was also a force on punt returns, where he ranked seventh in the league and second among rookies with an 11.3-yard average for the season. With an NFL-record-tying 108-yard kickoff return TD in the season opener vs. New Orleans and an 80-yard punt return TD vs. Minnesota in Week 10, Cobb became the first rookie in franchise history to score on both a kickoff and punt return in the same season.
In the kicking game, both placekicker Mason Crosby and punter Tim Masthay had career seasons. Crosby set a new career high for field goal percentage (85.7 percent, converting 24-of-28) and finished No. 4 in the NFL among kickers with 140 points, becoming just the sixth player in league history to post two 140-point seasons.
In his second season in 2011, Masthay continued to build off of the momentum and success he had in the second half of 2010. By season’s end, he’d established new franchise records for both gross and net punting averages (45.6 and 38.6 yards, respectively), including another strong finish that saw him post 48.1-yard (gross) and 43.6-yard (net) averages over the final 10 games.
Additionally, Morton’s commitment to assisting with the instruction of fundamentals and proper techniques has continued to help the Packers cut down on penalties in each of his two seasons. In 2011, special teams penalties were cut in half from the year before, as just nine accepted fouls went against Green Bay during the regular season, a total that tied with New England for second fewest in the NFL.
During his playing career, Morton was a running back and kick/punt returner who began his career with New Orleans in 2000 as a fifth-round draft pick. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy served as the Saints’ offensive coordinator at that time. Morton went on to play two seasons with the New York Jets (2001-02), two with Washington (2003-04) and two with the New York Giants (2005-06).
Serving primarily as a returner as a pro, Morton tallied 5,401 career kickoff-return yards and three kick-return scores, as well as 1,431 career punt-return yards and one score, in 93 career games. He was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate as a returner in ’02 and ’05.
While with the Jets in 2002, Morton returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in a contest at Buffalo, making him the fifth player in NFL history to return two kickoffs for scores in the same game. He is the only player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a TD in regulation and overtime in the same game and joins Chicago’s Dave Williams (at Detroit, Nov. 27, 1980) as the only players in NFL history to return a kickoff for a TD in overtime. In 2000 with the Saints, Morton tied the NFL single-game playoff record with 13 receptions, against the Minnesota Vikings.
Morton was an All-Pac-10 selection at Southern California, where he served as the team’s primary running back his final two seasons. He led the team with 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns on 262 carries as a senior, and he ranks 11th on the Trojans’ all-time rushing list with 2,511 career yards. He graduated from USC with a degree in sociology.
Born April 4, 1977, in Torrance, Calif., Morton attended South High School in Torrance, where he played running back and also ran track. His older brother, Johnnie, played wide receiver for 12 seasons (1994-2005) in the NFL, including eight with the Detroit Lions.
Morton and his wife, Tamra, reside in Green Bay. They have two sons, Avery and Aiden, and a daughter, Alexis. Morton enjoys spending time with his wife and playing with his children.
- Entering his third season as special teams assistant after originally joining the Packers in 2009 as coaching administrator.
- A seven-year NFL veteran (2000-06) for four different teams, compiled nearly 7,000 return yards in his career (5,401 kickoff return, 1,431 punt return).
- With N.Y. Jets in 2002, returned two kickoffs for TDs in same game at Buffalo, including overtime game-winner.
- An All-Pac-10 running back at USC, ranks 11th on Trojans’ all-time rushing list with 2,511 yards.
- Older brother, Johnnie, played wide receiver for 12 seasons (1994-2005) in the NFL, including eight with the Detroit Lions.
Chad Morton, a seven-year NFL veteran as a player, enters his fourth season with the Packers and third as special teams assistant coach.
Named to his current position on Feb. 15, 2010, Morton originally joined the Packers as the team’s coaching administrator in 2009, where part of his duties included assisting with the defensive and special teams units, before he moved into the role of special teams assistant.
The 2011 season was a year of vast improvement for Green Bay’s special teams units, one that saw them climb to the No. 13 overall position in the Dallas Morning News’ annual postseason rankings, the club’s highest finish since 2007.
Some of the biggest strides were made in the various aspects of the return game, where rookie wide receiver Randall Cobb was named a Pro Bowl alternate and to the Pro Football Weekly/PFWA All-Rookie team for his efforts as the team’s primary returner. A former return specialist himself, Morton was instrumental in helping acclimate Cobb to the pro game in his inaugural campaign. Cobb finished with 34 kickoff returns for 941 yards and a touchdown, and finished the season ranked No. 2 in the NFL (first among rookies) with a 27.7-yard average, the third highest by a player in franchise history with more than 25 returns.
Cobb was also a force on punt returns, where he ranked seventh in the league and second among rookies with an 11.3-yard average for the season. With an NFL-record-tying 108-yard kickoff return TD in the season opener vs. New Orleans and an 80-yard punt return TD vs. Minnesota in Week 10, Cobb became the first rookie in franchise history to score on both a kickoff and punt return in the same season.
In the kicking game, both placekicker Mason Crosby and punter Tim Masthay had career seasons. Crosby set a new career high for field goal percentage (85.7 percent, converting 24-of-28) and finished No. 4 in the NFL among kickers with 140 points, becoming just the sixth player in league history to post two 140-point seasons.
In his second season in 2011, Masthay continued to build off of the momentum and success he had in the second half of 2010. By season’s end, he’d established new franchise records for both gross and net punting averages (45.6 and 38.6 yards, respectively), including another strong finish that saw him post 48.1-yard (gross) and 43.6-yard (net) averages over the final 10 games.
Additionally, Morton’s commitment to assisting with the instruction of fundamentals and proper techniques has continued to help the Packers cut down on penalties in each of his two seasons. In 2011, special teams penalties were cut in half from the year before, as just nine accepted fouls went against Green Bay during the regular season, a total that tied with New England for second fewest in the NFL.
During his playing career, Morton was a running back and kick/punt returner who began his career with New Orleans in 2000 as a fifth-round draft pick. Packers Head Coach Mike McCarthy served as the Saints’ offensive coordinator at that time. Morton went on to play two seasons with the New York Jets (2001-02), two with Washington (2003-04) and two with the New York Giants (2005-06).
Serving primarily as a returner as a pro, Morton tallied 5,401 career kickoff-return yards and three kick-return scores, as well as 1,431 career punt-return yards and one score, in 93 career games. He was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate as a returner in ’02 and ’05.
While with the Jets in 2002, Morton returned two kickoffs for touchdowns in a contest at Buffalo, making him the fifth player in NFL history to return two kickoffs for scores in the same game. He is the only player in NFL history to return a kickoff for a TD in regulation and overtime in the same game and joins Chicago’s Dave Williams (at Detroit, Nov. 27, 1980) as the only players in NFL history to return a kickoff for a TD in overtime. In 2000 with the Saints, Morton tied the NFL single-game playoff record with 13 receptions, against the Minnesota Vikings.
Morton was an All-Pac-10 selection at Southern California, where he served as the team’s primary running back his final two seasons. He led the team with 1,141 yards and 15 touchdowns on 262 carries as a senior, and he ranks 11th on the Trojans’ all-time rushing list with 2,511 career yards. He graduated from USC with a degree in sociology.
Born April 4, 1977, in Torrance, Calif., Morton attended South High School in Torrance, where he played running back and also ran track. His older brother, Johnnie, played wide receiver for 12 seasons (1994-2005) in the NFL, including eight with the Detroit Lions.
Morton and his wife, Tamra, reside in Green Bay. They have two sons, Avery and Aiden, and a daughter, Alexis. Morton enjoys spending time with his wife and playing with his children.
