The Green Bay Packers fired special-teams coordinator Shawn Slocum on Friday.

Slocum’s units played a big role in the Packers’ 28-22 overtime loss to the Seattle Seahawks in the NFC Championship Game on Jan. 18.

The Seahawks fooled the Packers with a fake field goal in the third quarter, with punter Jon Ryan throwing a 19-yard touchdown pass to Garry Gilliam.

After the Seahawks cut the Packers’ lead to 19-14 with 2:09 left in regulation, Green Bay was unable to corral an onside kick, and the Seahawks quickly converted that recovery into the go-ahead touchdown.

Slocum, the son of former Texas A&M coach R.C. Slocum, had been with the Packers since 2006, when Mike McCarthy became coach.

“I would like to thank Shawn for all of his contributions over the past nine years,” coach Mike McCarthy said. “He was a positive contributor to our success, including helping us win Super Bowl XLV. We wish Shawn, Michelle and their family the best moving forward.”