Friends, siblings face off when Packers host surprising Jets
2 years, 2 months ago

Friends, siblings face off when Packers host surprising Jets

Associated Press  

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur insists he doesn’t have any extra incentive as he gets ready to match up against a New York Jets staff featuring both his brother and his close friend. “I don’t know if either one of us when we were together at Central in that small little office ever dreamed that it would be like this, so we’re very blessed, very fortunate,” Saleh said. Matt LaFleur was in his debut season as Green Bay’s coach when the Packers lost the NFC championship game to the San Francisco 49ers, whose staff featured Saleh as defensive coordinator and Mike LaFleur as passing game coordinator. “I’d say on a typical week, specifically with my brother, I probably talk to him almost every day, just quickly, just check in with him and see how he’s doing,” Matt LaFleur said. Whether I say our body’s not going to be ready or not, just like Thursday night games, we’ve got to play them, so might as well get your mind right to play them.” SPECIAL SAUCE Jets rookie cornerback Ahmad “Sauce” Gardner is one of three players with at least one pass defensed in all five games this season, joining Philadelphia’s James Bradberry and San Francisco’s Charvarius Ward.

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LaFleur’s path to Jets, Saleh began 17 years ago in Michigan
3 years, 6 months ago

LaFleur’s path to Jets, Saleh began 17 years ago in Michigan

Associated Press  

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Mike LaFleur was in high school when his big brother would bring his buddy over to the house so they could raid the family’s fridge and intercept the TV remote. “Matt and Saleh lived about a mile down the street in an apartment with no cable or anything like that,” recalled Mike LaFleur, the New York …

Friends as playoff foes: Packers’ LaFleur faces Rams’ McVay
3 years, 11 months ago

Friends as playoff foes: Packers’ LaFleur faces Rams’ McVay

Associated Press  

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur and Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay say their friendship and shared history shouldn’t have much of an impact on their teams’ upcoming NFC divisional playoff matchup. LaFleur was the Rams’ offensive coordinator in 2017 during the first year of McVay’s head coaching tenure after they spent four seasons as assistants on Mike Shanahan’s …

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