Update: Tuesday, 10:06 a.m.
Tom Pelissero of NFL.com says the Packers’ deal with LaFleur is four years.
Done deal: The #Packers and Matt LaFleur agreed to a four-year contract with a fifth-year option, source said. Strong numbers for a first-time coach. They got their guy.
— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) January 8, 2019
Tuesday, 8:48 a.m.
ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports the Packers are set to unveil Matt LaFleur as Packers head coach Tuesday.
New Packers coach Matt LaFleur will travel to Green Bay later today and is expected to be formally introduced tomorrow at Lambeau Field. https://t.co/oIbOnUlosk
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) January 8, 2019
Three takes on the hiring of LaFleur from Wisconsin’s Morning News:
Dennis Krause with WTMJ and the Packers Radio Network
ESPN Milwaukee’s Jason Wilde
TODAY’S TMJ4’s Lance Allan.
Multimedia stories from Monday, January 7
WTMJ’s Jay Sorgi reviews his resume, while ESPN Milwaukee’s Jason Wilde looks at the coaching tree that spawned Green Bay’s new head man.
According to a tweet by NFL insider Adam Schefter, the Green Bay Packers have chosen their next head coach.
Packers are zeroing in on hiring Titans’ OC Matt LaFleur as their HC, sources tell @RobDemovsky and me . Packers have begun notifying other HC candidates that they’ve interviewed that they’re out and the team has made its choice.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 7, 2019
WTMJ’s Greg Matzek analyzes the decision. Listen to his reaction below.