Matt LaFleur's net worth in 2021

Matt LaFleur is using every ounce of opportunity he is getting as the head coach of the Green Bay Packers. The 42-year-old coach with tons of NFL experience got his first gig as head coach in 2019. He had a series of positions within NFL franchises before that, so it was no surprise when he got his opportunity two years ago. As it is turning out that the Packers made the correct choice, let's dig into Matt LaFleur's net worth in 2021.

Matt LaFleur's Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $1.5 million 

Matt LaFleur's net worth in 2021 is $1.5 million. This is according to numerous sources, including Famous Birthdays. The number might seem small, but LaFleur is sure to see an increase soon. His Packers are a combined 26-6 in the regular season in his first two years as head coach. In this season, LaFleur's Packers are 11-3, leading the NFC North. Before going into his stint as Packets coach, we can see how exactly did LaFleur get there.

Matt LaFleur was born in 1979, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. His footballing career as a player is not especially notable. After high school, he joined Western Michigan University before transferring to Saginaw Valley State in NCAA Division II. He did dominate in the two years he spent there, becoming the all-time leader in many categories. However, as it was Division II, he did not get much attention and his professional career was limited to two brief stints in the National Indoor Football League.

His true career, in coaching, began locally. He was the offensive assistant for the Saginaw Valley State. Interestingly enough, as it did not pay as much, he had to find different ways to support himself. Thus, when he was not helping with the football offense, LaFleur was a substitute teacher in his local high school. He was especially good at math. From 2004 until 2007, when he got hired in the NFL, LaFleur spent time at Central Michigan, Northern Michigan, and Ashland. He was a coach for wide receivers and quarterbacks at NM and offensive coordinator at Ashland.

Upon the end of his stint in Ashland, LaFleur got a call from the Houston Texans. The NFL franchise was on the lookout for an offensive assistant, as the current head coach of the San Francisco 49ers and then offensive coordinator for the Texans, Kyle Shanahan, needed some help. He took the opportunity and impressed both Kyle and his father, Mike Shanahan, so much that he transferred to the Washington Football Club (then known as Redskins) with them in 2010.

In Washington, he was the quarterback's coach, but that stint is generally forgettable. After three years in Washington, he decided to go back to college football and joined Notre Dame. There, he was quarterback's coach for the 2014 season and helped Everett Golson have a bounceback season, after his 2013 suspension. He did not turn into a professional, but LaFleur got a lot of credit for helping him out.

2015 spelled the return to professional football for LaFleur, as he once again joined Kyle Shanahan, this time in the Atlanta Falcons. The duo had a lot more success in Georgia, as the squad was an offensive powerhouse in the two seasons they spent there. Their work, among other factors of course, led the Falcons to an appearance in the Super Bowl which they lost due to a second-half collapse against the Pats. Still, LaFleur's work with quarterback Matt Ryan earned Ryan his only NFL MVP award, which he won in 2016.

After two brief stints as offensive coordinator for the Titans and the Rams, LaFleur finally got his shot to coach an NFL franchise. He was signed to a four-year deal in 2019 by the Green Bay Packers. The contract reportedly pays him between $5 and $5.5 million per year, but that will surely increase due to his success as Packers coach. At the time he took over the Wisconsin franchise, the Packers missed the playoffs for two seasons in a row, for the first time in over a decade.

In his first season, the Packers went 13-3, a seven-win improvement over the 2018 season. Unfortunately for Packers fans, after disposing of the Seahawks in the Divisional Playoffs, LaFleur's team lost to the 49ers. In his second season, LeFleur once again posted a 13-3 record and ran through Divisional Playoffs and the Rams. However, the NFC Championship game proved to be too much, as the Packets fell to the eventual Super Bowl winners, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Other than his contract that is likely to rise in the future, Matt LaFleur does not have a lot of other endorsements. He still has time, as he is only 42, and he is truly on the come-up. His NFL coaching contracts should keep him well-off for the future, and if the results such as the past two seasons and this season's start continue, LaFleur will be a lot better off than his 2021 estimate has him.

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