Matt LaFleur, Brian Gutekunst get updates on Packers future before playoff game vs. Bears

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There has been a belief that Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur might be coaching for his job as his team prepares to take on the Chicago Bears in the postseason on Saturday night.

However, according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, LaFleur, who will be in the last year of his contract in 2026, appears to be safe, no matter what happens on Saturday night.

In fact, Rapoport also notes that the Packers will work to extend LaFleur once the Packers' season ends, whenever that might be.

Here's Rapoport's report on LaFleur's future in Green Bay:

Sources say the Packers plan to engage head coach Matt LaFleur in contract discussions shortly after the season ends, with the mutual goal of extending his contract. LaFleur, whose deal expires following the 2026 season, has a 76-40-1 record and is widely considered to be one of the better coaches in the NFL.

The Packers visit the Chicago Bears tonight at 8 p.m. ET on Prime Video in the Wild Card Round, and LaFleur's looming contract situation has been one of the lingering storylines. Yet there is one truth that should not be discounted: LaFleur is not coaching for his job tonight, sources say.

Rapoport goes on to add that based on the firings of John Harbaugh and Mike McDaniel, nothing can be considered a certainty.

But ESPN's Adam Schefter echoes Rapoport's report, saying he believes the Packers will extend both LaFleur and general manager Brian Gutekunst.

Through seven seasons as the Packers' head coach, LaFleur has posted a 76-40-1 record in 117 regular-season games.

Green Bay has posted a winning record in six of them and the team has only missed the playoffs once while winning three postseason contests.

But the Packers haven't been able to get over the hump to the Super Bowl in that span, and after three 13-win seasons to begin his tenure in Green Bay, LaFleur and the Packers have posted a 37-30-1 record since then, which is OK but not great.

That has led many to believe LaFleur and Gutekunst might be on the hot seat, but clearly that is not the case based on Rapoport's and Schefter's reporting.

Maybe something changes between now and when the Packers' season ends, but right now we'd expect Green Bay to run it back with their head coach and general manager for at least one more season, and quite possibly more.

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