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To some extent, Matt LeFleur is feeling the same pressure as now-former Pittsburgh Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin felt. The Green Bay Packers’ frustration is building after three consecutive playoff losses, prompting Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio not to rule out LeFleur as a possibility to take over Tomlin’s vacated spot.
“The Packers could say any time they want that Matt LeFleur will be their coach in 2026,” Florio said Wednesday during an appearance on 93.7 The Fan. “The reality is Ed Policy, the new team president, said last June, ‘No new contract for Matt LeFleur until after the 2025 season. He’s signed through 2026.’ Ed Policy also said he doesn’t like lame-duck arrangements, so it’s up or out. It’s up or out.
“The longer it takes to negotiate this extension, the greater the chance that the Packers aren’t offering LeFleur what he thinks he’s earned. And it just cries out for someone to pick up the phone, someone who’s looking for a coach (to say), ‘Hey Packers, we can solve your problem. Here’s a draft pick. Let us go talk to LeFleur.”
LeFleur has guided the Packers to the postseason in six of his seven seasons at the helm. He owns a 3-6 record and hasn’t made it past the divisional round since 2020. He’s posted a 76-40-1 regular-season mark since taking over in 2019, but his team imploded after starting 9-3-1 this campaign.
“I’m not ruling it out. I’m wondering whether or not the Packers want someone to call,” Florio said. “It’s just a weird posture right now. … The Packers have created the situation where those of us that pay attention to this stuff closely recognize this may blow up, and Matt LeFleur could be — could be — in play.
“Hey, we saw what Matt LeFleur’s Packers did this year, the night the Steelers were wearing those funky-ass uniforms.”
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