Matt LaFleur meeting with Packers president Ed Policy to talk coach's future
LaFleur, with a year remaining on his contract, left no doubt on Sunday about his desire to stay in Green Bay for both 2026 and beyond.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur will meet either Sunday night or Monday with team president Ed Policy, LaFleur said Sunday afternoon.
That meeting will presumably involve conversations about LaFleur’s future, which the head coach declined multiple times to discuss at his season-ending news conference the day after a 31-27 wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears in which the Packers blew an 18-point halftime lead.
LaFleur said he and Policy, the Packers’ de facto owner who oversees the head coach and general manager, spoke briefly on the plane while returning from Chicago Saturday night. LaFleur has one season remaining on his contract and Policy said last summer that he is generally opposed to either LaFleur or general manager Brian Gutekunst serving in their roles during a contract year.
“That’s not the focus right now, to be honest with you,” LaFleur said when asked if he expects to be back as Packers head coach. “We’re fresh off this loss. My sole focus is on our players, our team and just trying to find ways to get better.”
LaFleur reiterated a version of that answer several times when asked similar questions. He also left no doubt about his desired coaching destination for both 2026 and beyond.
“I love this place,” LaFleur said. “I love the people. As much as you guys drive me nuts sometimes, I love you guys. I love our players, the locker room, everybody in our organization. I mean, this is a unique place.”
LaFleur just finished his seventh season as Packers head coach and ranks fourth among active head coaches in winning percentage. His teams have made the playoffs six times, with NFC title game appearances in each of his first two seasons, two divisional round losses in his next two postseason trips and two wild-card round losses in each of the last two years.
Saturday night might’ve been his worst loss yet. The Packers led the Bears 21-3 at halftime and 27-16 with less than six minutes remaining. Green Bay’s offense, defense and special teams all faltered in the second half as the Packers blew their fourth double-digit lead of the season.
Policy learned from his father, former legendary San Francisco 49ers executive Carmen Policy, to always operate with the organization’s best interests in mind, no matter what others think. That’s what Policy’s father did when trading Joe Montana in 1993. Less than six months into his role running the Packers, Policy now faces his own potentially franchise-altering decision.