Packers' head-coaching situation thrust into spotlight after playoff loss

The Green Bay Packers’ playoff exit connected Saturday instantly enactment added absorption connected what the enactment volition bash with caput manager Matt LaFleur.

The NFL coaching rhythm has been the wildest successful caller representation with seasoned coaches similar John Harbaugh and Pete Carroll being shown the door. Packers fans seemingly enactment LaFleur connected the blistery spot pursuing their crushing decision to the Chicago Bears.

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Green Bay Packers caput manager Matt LaFleur reacts during the archetypal fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Sunday that the Packers volition person a large determination to make.

"The Green Bay Packers and their caller president, Ed Policy, person a important determination to marque present successful the coming days – and that is whether to widen Matt LaFleur’s contract. He’s presently got 1 twelvemonth remaining, oregon to determination connected from him," Schefter said. "If they moved connected from him, helium would automatically spell adjacent the apical of coaches disposable and shakeup this existent head-coaching rhythm yet again."

Schefter added that Harbaugh could beryllium 1 of the names that would involvement the Packers’ organization.

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Green Bay Packers caput manager Matt LaFleur talks aft an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

"Notice however we said this belongs to the Packers’ president, Ed Policy. Well, the Packers’ erstwhile president from the backmost successful the time was a antheral by the sanction of Bob Harlan," Schefter explained. "Bob Harlan’s son, Brian Harlan, represents John Harbaugh. John Harbaugh is simply a midwestern guy, who has a location successful the Upper Peninsula, and a batch of radical astir the league, person been wondering if the Packers determine to spell successful a antithetic direction, if each of a abrupt the Green Bay Packers mightiness autumn to the apical of John Harbaugh’s database arsenic the apical disposable prime for him.

"This has been a wild, brainsick coaching cycle, and we whitethorn beryllium conscionable scratching the surface."

Green Bay Packers' Matthew Golden celebrates his touchdown during the 2nd fractional of an NFL wild-card playoff shot crippled against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, successful Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

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Green Bay finished 9-7-1 this season. LaFleur is 76-40-1 arsenic the Packers’ caput manager with a 3-6 grounds successful the playoffs.

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