Packers' head-coaching situation thrust into spotlight after playoff loss

The "NFL on FOX" crew previewed the Wild Card Matchup between the Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.

The Green Bay Packers’ playoff exit on Saturday immediately put added focus on what the organization will do with head coach Matt LaFleur.

The NFL coaching cycle has been the wildest in recent memory with veteran coaches like John Harbaugh and Pete Carroll being shown the door. Packers fans seemingly put LaFleur on the hot seat following their crushing defeat to the Chicago Bears.

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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur reacts during the first half of an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

ESPN’s Adam Schefter said Sunday that the Packers will have a major decision to make.

"The Green Bay Packers and their new president, Ed Policy, have a significant decision to make here in the coming days – and that is whether to extend Matt LaFleur’s contract. He’s currently got one year remaining, or to move on from him," Schefter said. "If they moved on from him, he would automatically go near the top of coaches available and shakeup this current head-coaching cycle yet again."

Schefter added that Harbaugh could be one of the names that would interest the Packers’ organization.

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Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur talks after an NFL wild-card playoff football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026, in Chicago.  (AP Photo/Erin Hooley)

"Notice how we said this belongs to the Packers’ president, Ed Policy. Well, the Packers’ former president from the back in the day was a man by the