Personally, I think Bisaccia really did leave on hisown. There are a couple of factors why:

This is just something I think, not know, but the scenario that makes this timing make the most sense to me is that Bisaccia heard things he did not like in those 2026 meetings and decided he wanted out. A possible pressure point, for example, would be the fifth-linebacker spot, a role that was filled at different points in the season by Nick Niemann and Kristian Welch. That is the one special-teams-only position that the Packers’ draft-and-develop-heavy roster carries on either the 53-man roster or 48-man gameday roster consistently, and they’ve only done it under defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley’s 4-3 defense. When they have played the 3-4 in the past, the team has usually carried just four off-ball linebackers into games, and they’re expected (but not confirmed) to run a 3-4 defense under Gannon.

That fifth-linebacker spot doesn’t solve all of the Packers’ special teams woes, but it does help A LOT in the coverage units (kickoff and punt). For perspective, per DVOA, the only team better in both coverage units than Green Bay in 2025 was the Washington Commanders.

I don’t think that the fifth linebacker spot is something Bisaccia would resign over, but it could be one of a couple of contributing factors. Other significant special teams contributors, beyond Niemann and Welch, who are free agents in 2026 include defensive end Kingsley Enagbare (rush teams and also a punt protector), running back Chris Brooks (kickoff return blocker), safety Zayne Anderson (all-around solid special teamer) and defensive end Aaron Mosby (another ace who sometimes was kept up on the 53-man roster as a special teams-only guy like the fifth-linebacker, but he wasn’t even activated until Week 10 in 2025).

Throw in some bad news about those five guys potentially all being allowed to hit the market during the 2026 meetings on top of Storer leaving, and I can see it being much more plausible that Bisaccia decided to step away on his own, rather than LaFleur wanting to start his fourth special teams coordinator search on February 17th after 31 other teams around the league already had their guys locked in. I don’t think Bisaccia heard “We’ll finally be adequately investing in special teams for the first time in two-plus decades” in those meetings before stepping away.

Maybe I’m wrong. I’m just trying to read the tea leaves as best I can. I would like to hear your guys’ thoughts on the situation.