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It is to be expected that Matt LaFleur, the new coach of the Green Bay Packers, will not earn as much as his predecessor, Mike McCarthy.
McCarthy was scheduled to make in that neighborhood once more in 2019 after earning over $8 million in the second-to-last year of his previous contract.
Two league sources estimate that LaFleur will earn between $5 million and $5.5 million annually on a four-year deal with a five-year club option. For someone who had only called plays for one season and served as an offensive coordinator for two, it is a good deal.
Considering LaFleur had no other teams interested in hiring him as head coach, the Packers had a lot of negotiating power. They most likely could have gotten a great deal on a head coach for the first time.
One person who negotiates coaching contracts claims that if LaFleur were paid $5 million annually, he would be ranked roughly 25th in the NFL in terms of average salary. $10 million is the upper limit of the coaching scale.
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Similar to numerous coaching agreements, the Packers aim to extend LaFleur’s contract and provide him with a raise if he achieves success. After winning the Super Bowl in 2010, McCarthy inked a lucrative extension that brought his average much closer to the upper range.
LaFleur is comparable to the coaches who were hired most recently. The majority of the group selected for coaching positions this year are first-time head coaches, and their compensation will reflect that.
The Packers will have to pay LaFleur’s and McCarthy’s salaries this season, totaling roughly $14 million in head coaching compensation.
Meanwhile, LaFleur is trying to assemble his coaching staff, and two of the players that have been brought up since his introduction on Wednesday are 49ers passing game coordinator Mike LaFleur and running game coordinator Mike McDaniel.
The brother of Matt LaFleur is the latter.
When offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan of the 49ers was in Atlanta, the three men collaborated. While Matt LaFleur joined the Los Angeles Rams, Shanahan took McDaniel and Mike LaFleur to San Francisco.
It will be difficult for Matt LaFleur to remove either of the two from Shanahan. Shanahan is probably going to turn down LaFleur’s request to hire either of them because the position doesn’t entail play-calling and isn’t a major promotion.
But since nothing is official just yet, Matt LaFleur needs to have a backup plan in case Shanahan rejects his request.
A team is only required to let an interviewing coach who is currently under contract if the position is head coach.
If LaFleur decides to go in a different direction, offensive line coach James Campen is likely to attract a lot of interest regarding the remaining offensive personnel. The Minnesota Vikings have reportedly investigated Campen for the position of offensive line coach.
