Matthew Patrick LaFleur is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League.
23 Facts About Matt LaFleur
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Matt LaFleur has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Commanders, Notre Dame, and the Atlanta Falcons and has been the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans.
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Matt LaFleur was inducted into the SVSU Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame on October 1,2021.
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Matt LaFleur briefly played professionally in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef as the backup quarterback in 2003 and, the following summer, signed with the Billings Outlaws.
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Matt LaFleur's coaching career began in 2003 at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State, as an offensive graduate assistant, during which time he substitute taught in the local high schools, specializing in math.
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Matt LaFleur proceeded to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and assisted the offensive staff in 2004 and 2005.
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Matt LaFleur was the offensive coordinator at Ashland University in Ohio in 2007.
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Matt LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant.
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Matt LaFleur assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint there and developed a close relationship with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.
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From 2011 to 2013, Matt LaFleur worked alongside 3 other future head coaches in Washington; Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay, and Mike McDaniel.
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Matt LaFleur tutored senior quarterback Everett Golson who posted 3,445 yards and 29 touchdowns through the air, helping him become just the fourth quarterback in school history to eclipse such totals in a single season.
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On February 5,2015, Matt LaFleur returned to the NFL as the quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons working under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, with whom he had previously worked with while with the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans.
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Matt LaFleur's younger brother, Mike, was an offensive assistant with the Falcons.
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On February 8,2017, Matt LaFleur joined the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff as offensive coordinator, working under head coach Sean McVay, with whom he had previously worked during his tenure with the Washington Redskins.
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On January 30,2018, Matt LaFleur left his position with the Rams to take the same position with the Tennessee Titans.
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Matt LaFleur was hired as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers on On May 30,2019, Matt LaFleur suffered a torn Achilles while playing basketball.
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Matt LaFleur became the first Green Bay coach to win his first game against the Bears since Vince Lombardi in 1959.
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Matt LaFleur's team finished as the league's number one offense, scoring 509 points over the course of the season, and with quarterback Aaron Rodgers throwing for a Packers franchise-record 48 touchdowns.
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Matt LaFleur took the blame for not being able to counter the Chiefs' aggressive defensive strategies.
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Matt LaFleur became the first head coach since Dallas's Barry Switzer to win the division in each of his first three years as head coach.
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The win meant to this point in his career, Matt LaFleur had never lost consecutive regular season games during his 3-year tenure.
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Matt LaFleur took the blame for the Packers' poor special teams effort, particularly one play where they were missing a man on the field during San Francisco's game-winning field goal.
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Matt LaFleur is married to BreAnne Maak, whom he met in college, and they have two sons, Luke and Ty.