{"id":669426,"date":"2026-01-11T18:31:14","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/669426\/"},"modified":"2026-01-11T18:31:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T18:31:14","slug":"john-harbaugh-linked-to-packers-job-if-they-fire-matt-lafleur","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/669426\/","title":{"rendered":"John Harbaugh linked to Packers job if they fire Matt LaFleur"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the Packers were to move on from Matt LaFleur<\/a> following Saturday\u2019s playoff loss to the Bears<\/a>, it would add the biggest twist yet to an already shocking NFL coaching cycle.<\/p>\n

During \u201cSunday NFL Countdown,\u201d ESPN\u2019s Adam Schefter linked John Harbaugh to a potential Packers opening in what would be a blow to teams like the Giants hoping to secure the Super Bowl winner\u2019s services.<\/p>\n

LaFleur\u2019s contract is up after the 2026 season, and Schefter noted that Packers president Ed Policy has a big decision to make regarding a potential extension.<\/p>\n

\"JohnJohn Harbaugh is pictured before the Ravens\u2019 Jan. 4 game against the Steelers. Imagn Images<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Packers\u2019 former president back in the day was a man by the name of Bob Harlan. Bob Harlan\u2019s son, Bryan Harlan, represents John Harbaugh. John Harbaugh is a midwestern guy who has a home in the upper peninsula (in Michigan),\u201d Schefter said. \u201cAnd a lot of people around the league have been wondering if the Packers decide to go in a different direction, if all of a sudden the Green Bay Packers might vault to the top of John Harbaugh\u2019s list as the top available choice for him.\u201d<\/p>\n

While the Packers would certainly loom as a possible favorite for Harbaugh if they fire LaFleur after seven seasons, the flip side for the Giants and other teams with coaching vacancies is LaFleur would become a top target for them.<\/p>\n

The Post\u2019s Paul Schwartz reported that Harbaugh is amenable to sitting down with Giants general manager Joe Schoen<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Fox Sports\u2019 Jay Glazer on Saturday spoke to Harbaugh, who said this weekend he was going to narrow his list down to three or four teams<\/a> and make a decision on where he wants to go this week.<\/p>\n

\"MattMatt LaFleur during the Packers\u2019 playoff loss to the Bears on Jan. 10, 2026. AP<\/p>\n

The Giants have been casting a wide net, as Schoen said they would, and ostensibly would add LaFleur to their list if he were to become available.<\/p>\n

LaFleur, 46, has a 76-40-1 regular-season record with Green Bay and has made the playoffs six times, though they\u2019ve been bounced in the wild-card round two years in a row and haven\u2019t gotten back to the NFC Championship game since two consecutive appearances in his first two years at the helm.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If the Packers were to move on from Matt LaFleur following Saturday\u2019s playoff loss to the Bears, it…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":669427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2072],"tags":[7,41,345,2514,2513,2909,3031,6,428,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-669426","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-green-bay-packers","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-green-bay","10":"tag-green-bay-packers","11":"tag-greenbay","12":"tag-greenbaypackers","13":"tag-john-harbaugh","14":"tag-matt-lafleur","15":"tag-nfl","16":"tag-packers","17":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115877896889222959","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=669426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/669426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/669427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=669426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=669426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=669426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}