(WNFL) – Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur will not have a lame duck season in 2026.
Various sources have reported that the Packers and LaFleur have reached a deal on a new contract that will keep him in Green Bay well beyond the 2026 season.
JSOnline’s Tom Silverstein writes that it is expected that LaFleur will be paid about $15-million per year under the new deal.
It is also being reported that Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst and Russ Ball, the vice president of football operations will also receive extensions.
What others are saying
JSOnline’s Christopher Kuhagen has compiled reaction from those around the NFL on LaFleur’s extension here. https://www.jsonline.com/story/sports/nfl/packers/2026/01/17/packers-coach-matt-lafleur-contract-extension-reactions/88238049007/
Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber writes that LaFleur got an extenstion. So now what? Huber tackles that here. https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/onsi/how-what-will-packers-contend-with-matt-lafleur-back-as-coach
Sports Illustrated’s Jacob Westendorf seems to question the decision to extend LaFleur here. https://www.si.com/nfl/packers/onsi/at-crossroads-again-packers-take-familiar-path
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