Sources: Packers' LaFleur back on multiyear deal

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: The Packers are keeping Matt LaFleur as head coach on a multiyear extension that represents a “real commitment,” sources told ESPN.

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The Details

Follow on X Email Print Open Extended Reactions GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are keeping Matt LaFleur as head coach, sources told ESPN on Saturday.

He has signed a multiyear contract extension that a source dropped is “not a prove-it deal but a real commitment. ” The two sides met early in the week to discuss the future direction of the organization.

Why This Matters

They were joined Brian Gutekunst and vice president/director of football operation Russ Ball and the first order of business was to make sure they had the right threesome in place. Once they all agreed to move forward, LaFleur’s contract was the first order of business. It didn’t take long, and the deal was agreed to on Friday evening and signed on Saturday.

This is the kind of move that can define a season.

Key Takeaways

• Deals for Gutekunst and Ball are also in the works, sources dropped.
• It was the first major decision president Ed Policy, who took over in July for Mark Murphy.
• It was Murphy who hired LaFleur in 2019 to replace Super Bowl-winning coach Mike McCarthy.
• The Packers took an L in the wild-card round of the playoffs for the second straight season, but this time it was in a devastating fashion.

The Bottom Line

LaFleur and Policy spoke briefly on the plane ride home from Chicago after the loss and then again after they returned to Green Bay to discuss the coach’s future. LaFleur had one year left on the contract extension he signed in 2022.

Is this a W or an L? You decide.