Overview
- ESPN reports the Packers plan to meet in the coming days to negotiate a new deal with Matt LaFleur rather than let him enter the final year of his contract.
- Team president Ed Policy has previously indicated he prefers to avoid a lame-duck coaching situation, setting urgency for a resolution.
- Micah Parsons, Jayden Reed, Christian Watson and Tucker Kraft publicly backed LaFleur, with Parsons calling for player accountability for the playoff exit.
- The contract talks follow a 31-27 Wild Card loss to the Bears in which Green Bay led 21-3 at halftime, with multiple key contributors sidelined by injuries.
- Compensation and term are expected to be key factors in talks, with some reports estimating LaFleur’s potential price could reach into the mid–eight figures annually.