Word came a couple of weeks ago that the Packers had agreed to a contract extension with head coach Matt LaFleur and that became official on Friday.
LaFleur’s future with the Packers was in some doubt as he headed into the final year of his deal off of the team’s loss to the Bears in the playoffs, but the two sides opted to move forward with discussions about a new contract. LaFleur is 76-40-1 in the regular season and 3-6 in the playoffs over seven seasons as the Packers coach.
General Manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president Russ Ball have also received new deals.
“We are excited to extend our commitment to Brian, Matt and Russ as the leaders of our football operations. Their steadfast dedication, passion and collaboration have remained constant in our drive to compete at the highest level,” Packers president and CEO Ed Policy said in a statement. “While we are all disappointed with the way this season ended, we remain aligned in purpose and have spent considerable time over the past weeks collaborating on a path forward. I am exceedingly confident we have the right people to achieve our goal. The entire Packers organization looks forward to supporting every effort to bring our community and fans another championship that they very much deserve.”
Gutekunst was hired as the GM at the same time as LaFleur and has worked for the Packers since 1999. Ball has spent 19 years with the organization.
The Bills and Packers both need a quarterbacks coach.
Each team is going to take a look at a candidate from the NFC West.
Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Media, Buffalo and Green Bay have put in a request to interview Arizona pass game specialist Connor Senger for the role.
Senger, 30, has been with the Cardinals since 2022, serving in a few different roles. He was promoted to passing game specialist for the 2025 season after being assistant quarterbacks coach in 2024.
While the Bills are filling out Joe Brady’s first staff as head coach, the Packers need a QBs coach after Sean Mannion departed the franchise to become the Eagles offensive coordinator this week.
Steelers head coach Mike McCarthy will be bringing one of his Green Bay assistants with him to Pittsburgh.
Adam Schefter of ESPN reports that James Campen will be hired as the team’s offensive line coach.
Campen played for the Packers from 1989-1993 and joined their staff in 2004. McCarthy was hired as their head coach in 2006 and Campen coached the offensive line through the 2018 season.
Campen moved on to the Browns, Chargers, Texans and Panthers before leaving the coaching ranks after the 2023 season. He has most recently been working in a scouting role for the Packers.
The Eagles have filled the job that seemingly no one wanted.
Via Mike Garafolo of NFL Media, Packers quarterbacks coach Sean Mannion will become the Eagles’ new offensive coordinator.
Mannion played quaterback in the NFL from 2015 through 2023. He entered the league as a third-round pick of the Rams.
Hired by the Packers in 2024, Mannion went from offensive assistant to quarterbacks coach in 2025.
Now, at age 33, Mannion steps into one of the most important positions in the league. And the one with the highest risk and biggest reward.
Of the last four Eagles offensive coordinators, two became head coaches after one year (Shane Steichen, Kellen Moore) — and two were fired after one year (Brian Johnson, Kevin Patullo).
The key for Mannion will be quarterback Jalen Hurts. The best approach will be to design and implement an offense that Hurts likes, with plays he wants to run and concepts he wants to execute. Even if that means starting from scratch to design a new playbook.
Eagles coach Nick Sirianni previously was an offensive coordinator. Unlike other offensive specialists, Sirianni has delegated much of the offense (some would say too much) to his coordinator.
Regardless, the Eagles finally have a new one coordinator. And Mannion has the biggest opportunity of his coaching career, only two years into it.
The Steelers are looking to bring in another assistant new head coach Mike McCarthy has plenty of familiarity with.
Per Jeremy Fowler of ESPN, Pittsburgh plans to interview New Orleans quarterbacks coach Scott Tolzien for its offensive coordinator vacancy.
Tolzien, 38, played under McCarthy as a backup quarterback for the Packers from 2013-2015. Tolzien then coached under McCarthy with the Cowboys from 2020-2024, first as a coaching assistant and then as the team’s QBs coach for his last two seasons there.
In 2025, Tolzien worked with rookie Tyler Shough, helping him finish the season having completed 67.6 percent of his passes for 2,384 yards with 10 touchdowns and six interceptions in 11 games with nine starts.
