Matt LaFleur-Biography
Matt LaFleur is an American football coach who is the head coach for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He has spent time as quarterbacks coach of the Washington Redskins and the Atlanta Falcons and as offensive coordinator of the Los Angeles Rams and Tennessee Titans.
Matt LaFleur-Birth, Age, Ethnicity, Siblings, Education
Matt LaFleur was born on November 3, 1979, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. His birth name is Matthew Patrick LaFleur. He was born to his parents, Denny LaFleur (Father) and Kristi LaFleur (Mother).
LaFleur attended Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo and played wide receiver in 1998 and 1999. He then transferred to Saginaw Valley State University in Division II, where he played quarterback from 2000 to 2002, guiding the Cardinals to the D-II playoffs each season.
He has also played in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef as the backup quarterback, and the following summer, signed with the Billings Outlaws in Montana.
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All about the Rumors and Controversy of Matt LaFleur
Matt stays miles away from any sorts of rumors and controversy that create a huge buzz in the media. He has a clean profile to date.
Matt LaFleur-Relationship, Married Life
Matt LaFleur is married to Breanne LaFleur, and they have two sons, Luke LaFleur (born in June 2011) and Ty LaFleur (born in August 2013).
Net Worth of Matt LaFleur? Salary, Earnings
Matt LaFleur earns his income from his business investments and other related organizations. He also earns his income from his work as a football coach. He has an estimated net worth of 6 million dollars.
Matt LaFleur-Professional Career
LaFleur went to Western Michigan University from 1998 to 1999. He played wide receiver while studying there. He then transferred to Saginaw Valley State in 2000. LaFleur started playing quarterback in 2000 and continued it until 2002. He spent a short time playing in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef. He was the backup quarterback. Matt then signed with the Billings Outlaws in Montana, the following summer.
Matt started his coaching career in 2003 at Saginaw Valley State, where he studied and played. He was an offensive graduate assistant. He also worked as a substitute teacher in the local high schools, primarily in maths. LaFleur then joined Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant to assist the offensive staff in 2004 and 2005.
Matt LaFleur then coached quarterbacks and receivers at Northern Michigan University in Marquette in 2006. Similarly, he served as an offensive coordinator at Ashland University in Ohio in the year 2007.
The Houston Texans hired LaFleur in 2008 to work as an offensive assistant. He did the job by assisting both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint at the Houston Texans. He developed a close relationship with offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan while working there.
When Shanahan’s father Mike was hired by the Redskins, Kyle brought LaFleur to Washington to coach the quarterbacks in 2010. A primary responsibility of LaFleur’s for the 2012 season was to mentor rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins.
After six years of coaching in the NFL, LaFleur returned to college football as the quarterbacks’ trainer at the University of Notre Dame in 2014.
On February 5, 2015, Matt LaFleur returned to the NFL as the quarterback’s coach for the Atlanta Falcons working under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, with whom he had previously worked while with the Washington Redskins and Houston Texans. LaFleur’s younger brother, Mike, was also an offensive assistant with the Falcons.
In 2016, LaFleur coached Matt Ryan on his way to winning the NFL MVP. The Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots, but squandered a large lead and lost 34–28 in overtime.
On February 8, 2017, LaFleur joined the Los Angeles Rams coaching staff as offensive coordinator, working under head coach Sean McVay, with whom he had previously worked during his tenure with the Washington Redskins.
On January 30, 2018, LaFleur left his position with the Rams to take the same position with the Tennessee Titans. Joining new head coach Mike Vrabel, LaFleur had the opportunity of calling the plays for the Titans, essentially a promotion from his former position as offensive coordinator with the Rams. LaFleur and the Titans finished the season with the 25th offense in the NFL.
LaFleur was hired as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers on January 8, 2019. On May 30, 2019, LaFleur suffered a torn Achilles while playing basketball.
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Body Measurements: Height, Weight, Hair color
Matt LaFleur has a tall height of 5 feet 10 inches and his weight is 84 kg. His hair color is light brown and he has a pair of dark brown eyes. His body type is athletic.
Social Media Details
Matt has a verified Twitter account where he has more than 68.7k followers. Similarly, he is active on Instagram with over 1.6k followers.