The Green Bay Packers are reportedly deep into negotiations with head coach Matt LaFleur and GM Brian Gutekunst on new multi-year extensions.
With both men heading into their final season on their current deals, Green Bay is expected to finalize the extensions in the coming week to keep their leadership group intact for 2026 and beyond. Packers President Ed Policy has previously stated that his preference was not to have a “lame duck coach”, leading many to assume the club would either double down on their commitment to LaFleur & Co. or move on from them this offseason.
Since joining the Packers in 2018, LaFleur owns a 76-40-1 regular season record, with the team qualifying for the playoffs in 6 of his 7 years in town. Despite another first round exit, star players were quick to offer public votes of confidence in LaFleur following the loss to Chicago.
“You can get spoiled with a good coach and good people, and you don’t realize until they’re gone, and I don’t want to be at that point where we realize like, ‘Damn, we let such a great coach go,'” star pass-rusher Micah Parsons told reporters.
“I think Matt’s an outstanding head coach. There’s no doubt in my mind that he’ll remain here as a Packer,” added tight end Tucker Kraft.
For his part, Gutekunst has been with the Packers organization since 1999, ultimately working his way up to the GM role in 2019. Some of his most notable moves include drafting QB Jordan Love, trading Aaron Rodgers, and acquiring Parsons.
Green Bay has long been a franchise that believed in stability. Unlike some other NFL clubs who have seen massive turnover along the sidelines, no Packers head coach has laster fewer than 6 years with the team since 1991.
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