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The Green Bay Packers’ playoff exit on Saturday immediately put extra focus on what the organization will do with head coach Matt LaFleur.
The NFL coaching cycle has been the wildest in recent memory with veteran coaches like John Harbaugh and Pete Carroll being shown the door. Packers fans apparently put LaFleur on the hot seat after their crushing loss to the Chicago Bears.
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur reacts during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Sunday that the Packers will have an important decision to make.
“The Green Bay Packers and their new president, Ed Policy, have a major decision to make here in the coming days — and that is whether to extend Matt LaFleur’s contract. He currently has one year remaining, or whether to move on from him,” Schefter said. “If they moved on from him, he would automatically go near the top of available coaches and shake up this current head-coaching cycle again.”
Schefter added that Harbaugh could be one of the names that would interest the Packers’ organization.
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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur speaks after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
“Notice how we said this belongs to the president of the Packers, Ed Policy. Well, the former president of the Packers from back then was a man named Bob Harlan,” Schefter explained. “Bob Harlan’s son, Brian Harlan, represents John Harbaugh. John Harbaugh is a Midwestern guy who has a home in the Upper Peninsula, and many people around the league have wondered if the Packers will decide to go in a different direction if the Green Bay Packers suddenly drop to the top of John Harbaugh’s available list.
“This has been a wild, crazy coaching cycle, and we might just be scratching the surface.”
Green Bay Packers’ Matthew Golden celebrates his touchdown during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears, Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)
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Green Bay finished 9-7-1 this season. LaFleur is 76-40-1 as the Packers’ head coach with a 3-6 record in the playoffs.
