Joe Barry

Joe Barry (born July 5, 1970) is an American football coach and currently the defensive coordinator for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). Barry is the son of former coach Mike Barry.

This article is about the American football coach. For other people with the same name, see Joe Barry (disambiguation).
Joe Barry
Barry at USC in 2010
Green Bay Packers
Position:Defensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1970-07-05) July 5, 1970
Boulder, Colorado, U.S.
Career information
High school:Boulder (CO) Fairview
College:Michigan, Southern California
Career history
As coach:
Career highlights and awards
Coaching stats at PFR

Coaching career

Barry played linebacker at the University of Michigan from 1989 to 1990 before transferring to the University of Southern California. Prior to coaching in the NFL, Barry held coaching positions in college football at Northern Arizona, UNLV, and USC.

At a press conference on December 21, 2008, following the Lions' 42–7 loss to the New Orleans Saints, Detroit News sports columnist Rob Parker addressed a question about Barry to Rod Marinelli, inquiring whether Marinelli wished that his daughter had "married a better defensive coordinator."[1] (Barry was the Lions' defensive coordinator at the time.) The question was criticized as unprofessional and inappropriate. The next day, Parker wrote that the comment was "an attempt at humor" and not a malicious attack.[2] Parker has not written for the Detroit News since, and has not attended any press conferences since the incident, including the one Marinelli gave following his dismissal as head coach of the Lions. On January 6, 2009, the Detroit News announced that Parker had resigned from the newspaper the previous week.[3]

Barry signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars as linebackers coach. On January 26, 2010, it was announced that the Jaguars released Barry from his contract so he can join the University of Southern California as their linebackers coach.[4] Barry was hired as the Washington Redskins defensive coordinator for the 2015 season, and was fired after the 2016 season.[5]

On January 14, 2017, Barry was hired by the Los Angeles Rams as the team's linebackers coach and Assistant Head Coach.[6]

On February 6, 2021, Barry was hired as the Green Bay Packers Defensive Coodinator[7]

References
  1. "Fox analysts lambast Detroit News reporter for question to Marinelli". Detroit Free Press. December 21, 2008. Archived from the original on December 26, 2008. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  2. Parker, Rob (December 22, 2008). "There's more to Marinelli". Detroit News. Retrieved December 22, 2008.
  3. Detroit News Columnist Who Insulted Coach Quits SI.com, January 6, 2009
  4. "Bucs lose Joe Barry to USC; name LBs, DBs coaches". St. Petersburg Times. January 26, 2010. Archived from the original on January 29, 2010. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
  5. Walker, Andrew. "Redskins Hire Joe Barry As Defensive Coordinator". Redskins.com. Archived from the original on January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 20, 2015.
  6. Tesfatsion, Master (January 14, 2016). "Rams hire Joe Barry to coach linebackers". WashingtonPost.com. Retrieved January 15, 2016.
  7. Demovsky, Rob (February 6, 2021). "Source: Green Bay Packers to hire Joe Barry as defensive coordinator". ESPN.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.
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