Packers and coach Matt LaFleur agree to contract extension, AP source says

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• Packers and coach Matt LaFleur agree to contract extension, AP source says

  Matt LaFleur has agreed to terms on a contract extension to remain the Packers' coach, a week after Green Bay's season ended with a wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears, according to a person familiar with the situation. LaFleur had one year remaining on his contract. New Packers president and CEO Ed Policy had said last summer he would prefer not to have a lame-duck coach, saying it “creates a lot of issues.”

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• NFL teams opt for change over patience in offseason with record-tying 10 coaching changes

  The Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills faced similar decisions after another promising season ended short of the Super Bowl. The Packers opted to give coach Matt LaFleur a contract extension in hopes that he can still get the team over the hump, while the Bills fired coach Sean McDermott following an unprecedented sixth straight season that featured a playoff win and no Super Bowl appearance. LaFleur and McDermott were two of the four coaches in the league with at least seven seasons at thei...

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