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Matt LaFleur
Matthew Robert LaFleur (/ləˈfluːər/ la-FLEW-er; born November 3, 1979) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame, and the Atlanta Falcons and the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans.
Matthew Robert LaFleur was born on November 3, 1979 to Denny and Kristi LaFleur. Denny had been a linebacker at Central Michigan University, winning a national championship in 1974 and at one point holding their record for the most career tackles, before becoming a long-time assistant football coach at the school. Kristi was a physical education and health teacher who coached track and cheerleading. Kristi's father coached football at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Their son was raised in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and played football at the city's high school. He started at quarterback for them in his junior and senior years, and played well enough to earn all-state honors, He graduated in 1998.
Despite his family's strong ties to Central Michigan University, LaFleur chose to enroll at their rival Western Michigan University after Central Michigan football head coach Dick Flynn fired his father in 1997. LaFleur joined Western's football team as a walk on player but saw no playing time. After two years, he was asked by Western's coaches to swap from quarterback to wide receiver. They argued that with Tim Lester's success, LaFleur had no viable path to getting on the field. LaFleur instead decided to transfer out of the program.
LaFleur transferred to Saginaw Valley State in Division II. He became their starting quarterback after Garrett Small suffered a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. LaFleur's play helped the Cardinals reach the D-II playoffs in each of his three years at the school. During his three-year run as the Cardinal quarterback, SVSU compiled a record of 29–8 overall and qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs each year. LaFleur left Saginaw Valley State as their all-time leader in passing yards (7,699), completions, and passing touchdowns (67). LaFleur was inducted into the SVSU Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.
LaFleur briefly played professionally in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef as the backup quarterback in 2003 and, the following summer, signed with the Billings Outlaws.
LaFleur's coaching career began in 2003 at Saginaw Valley State as an offensive graduate assistant. He also substitute taught in the local high schools (Garber High School), specializing in math. LaFleur proceeded to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and assisted the offensive staff in 2004 and 2005.[citation needed] His first full-time coaching job was at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where he was the quarterbacks coach under Bernie Anderson. After one year at Northern, LaFleur spent the 2007 football season as the offensive coordinator for Ohio's Ashland University.
LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant. He assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint there and developed a close relationship with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.[citation needed]
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Matt LaFleur
Matthew Robert LaFleur (/ləˈfluːər/ la-FLEW-er; born November 3, 1979) is an American professional football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has served as the quarterback coach of the Washington Redskins, Notre Dame, and the Atlanta Falcons and the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams and the Tennessee Titans.
Matthew Robert LaFleur was born on November 3, 1979 to Denny and Kristi LaFleur. Denny had been a linebacker at Central Michigan University, winning a national championship in 1974 and at one point holding their record for the most career tackles, before becoming a long-time assistant football coach at the school. Kristi was a physical education and health teacher who coached track and cheerleading. Kristi's father coached football at Loy Norrix High School in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Their son was raised in Mount Pleasant, Michigan and played football at the city's high school. He started at quarterback for them in his junior and senior years, and played well enough to earn all-state honors, He graduated in 1998.
Despite his family's strong ties to Central Michigan University, LaFleur chose to enroll at their rival Western Michigan University after Central Michigan football head coach Dick Flynn fired his father in 1997. LaFleur joined Western's football team as a walk on player but saw no playing time. After two years, he was asked by Western's coaches to swap from quarterback to wide receiver. They argued that with Tim Lester's success, LaFleur had no viable path to getting on the field. LaFleur instead decided to transfer out of the program.
LaFleur transferred to Saginaw Valley State in Division II. He became their starting quarterback after Garrett Small suffered a career-ending injury in the first game of the season. LaFleur's play helped the Cardinals reach the D-II playoffs in each of his three years at the school. During his three-year run as the Cardinal quarterback, SVSU compiled a record of 29–8 overall and qualified for the NCAA Division II Playoffs each year. LaFleur left Saginaw Valley State as their all-time leader in passing yards (7,699), completions, and passing touchdowns (67). LaFleur was inducted into the SVSU Cardinal Athletic Hall of Fame in 2021.
LaFleur briefly played professionally in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef as the backup quarterback in 2003 and, the following summer, signed with the Billings Outlaws.
LaFleur's coaching career began in 2003 at Saginaw Valley State as an offensive graduate assistant. He also substitute taught in the local high schools (Garber High School), specializing in math. LaFleur proceeded to Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant and assisted the offensive staff in 2004 and 2005.[citation needed] His first full-time coaching job was at Northern Michigan University in Marquette, where he was the quarterbacks coach under Bernie Anderson. After one year at Northern, LaFleur spent the 2007 football season as the offensive coordinator for Ohio's Ashland University.
LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant. He assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint there and developed a close relationship with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan.[citation needed]
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