Fansided · Dec 1, 2025
Matt LaFleur shuts down Ben Johnson talk with blunt 3-word answer
Detroit Lions v Green Bay Packers | Patrick McDermott/GettyImagesMike McCarthy used to say he had no interest in participating in the "drama" leading up to a game. That's certainly the tone Matt LaFleur is giving off to begin Packers-Bears week.
It only took one press conference for Ben Johnson's comments about beating LaFleur to come up. In January, while addressing reporters for the first time as the Bears' new head coach, Johnson, unprompted, said he "kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year."
On Monday, a reporter asked LaFleur whether he had put any thought into Johnson's comments from earlier this year.
