The Green Bay Packers were on the practice field, and as it turns out, there was someone new there who was not expected to be.
The Green Bay Packers were back on the practice field Wednesday afternoon.
Devonte Wyatt was back, but that was not the biggest storyline from Wednesday's work day.
Former New York Jets' coach Robert Saleh was spotted on the sideline by The Athletic's Matt Schneidman during the portion that was open to the media.
Saleh was fired this season by the New York Jets after the team fell to 2-3 on the season.
Saleh has a track record with Matt LaFleur.
LaFleur and Saleh are close friends. They've coached together. LaFleur was the best man in Saleh's wedding.
When Saleh was let go, LaFleur said he reached out to him to offer condolences, but not necessarily a job.
As is the case with most coaches, staying off the field was not going to be something Saleh was capable of.
As it turns out, the Packers are taking a unique opportunity, and using it in a unique way.
Saleh's track record, and what he's been most successful at, has come on the defensive side of the ball.
Saleh was Kyle Shanahan's defensive coordinator from 2017 to 2021.
Those defenses were among the league's best, including one that helped get the team to within a Patrick Mahomes comeback of winning a championship.
That followed him to New York, but the Jets' offense was unable to hold up its end of the bargain more often than not.
With that in mind, Saleh is now helping on the offensive side of the ball in Green Bay.
The idea from LaFleur is that Saleh can help his offense to see how opposing defenses could attack them.
In turn, he'll also be able to give input about how his defenses could be attacked.
This is not a permanent job for Saleh, who is currently staying with the LaFleur family.
Per LaFleur that situation is fluid, but Saleh will go back home to be with his family on Friday before the Packers head to Jacksonville to take on the Jaguars.
Looking ahead, this could be an easy connection of Saleh to Green Bay if Jeff Hafley were to get poached for a head coaching job.
There's a long way to go before anything like that can happen, but Saleh's addition to the coaching staff, even in a limited fashion, is interesting if nothing else.
