The Green Bay Packers inked coach Matt LaFleur to a contract extension this offseason, bucking rumors that the club could part ways with the man in charge after seven seasons.
Starting quarterback Jordan Love is thrilled with the team's decision to march forward with the only coach he's known in his six-year career.
"Yeah, it was great. Like you mentioned, that's been my head coach since I got here, that's the coach who drafted me," Love said on Wednesday, via . "So, being able to keep Matt around is awesome. I'm very happy about that. I think anytime in the NFL -- I've done this in college -- where the coaches leave and you're in a new system, it's tough. It's a lot to be able to learn a whole new system, a new terminology.
"So for a quarterback to be able to stay in the same system and keep the same terminology, it definitely helps me and my teammates out that we can hit the ground running when we get to OTAs and just build off what we've done the last couple years."
The Packers chose continuity over change in 2026, hoping that LaFleur can get over the hump after three straight postseason exits, including a wild-card loss to rival Chicago in 2025.
Love has incrementally improved each of his three seasons as a starter. In 15 starts in 2025, the QB tossed for 3,381 yards, completing a career-high 66.3% of his throws and throwing 23 touchdowns to just six interceptions. Cutting down on the turnovers was one key phase of Love's development.
Entering Year 7 under LaFleur, the question is whether the continuity between the play-caller and signal-caller will finally lead to success in January. Love's optimism is expected, but the jury remains out.
