Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 18
Packers coach Matt LaFleur signs contract extension
Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur talks after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Erin Hooley) ORG XMIT: WIMG201Erin Hooley/AP Photos
Bears coach Ben Johnson will keep getting a chance to beat Matt LaFleur twice a year.
The Packers agreed to extend their head coach’s contract Saturday, per multiple national reports, a week after he lost to the Bears, 31-27, to end his season.
Johnson infamously said the day he was hired that he enjoyed beating LaFleur twice a year, a comment that rubbed his counterpart the wrong way. The two didn’t have a previous relationship before the Bears hired Johnson a year ago.
