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The Green Bay Packers gave head coach Matt LaFleur a multi-year contract extension Saturday, and much of Packer Nation is wondering why? Getty Images Ed Policy has been the Green Bay Packers team president for six months and five days. In that time, he’s talked to Packer Nation — the people who are technically his bosses — exactly once. That came at the Packers’ shareholders meeting on July 25, when the torch of team president was officially passed from Mark Murphy to Policy. In the time since, it’s been crickets from Policy. If and when Policy comes out of hiding, he has a lot of questions to answer. Policy made his first major move as Green Bay’s new president Saturday by giving coach Matt LaFleur a multi-year extension. According to multiple reports, the deal is expected to be in the $15 million per year range, although the length of the extension is unclear. LaFleur had one year left on his contract and Policy previously said he didn’t want a lame-duck coach in 2026. Of course, many in Packer Nation are wondering why he still wanted LaFleur at all? After a hot start as Green Bay’s coach in which LaFleur went 39-10 and reached two NFC Championship games (both losses), his last four seasons have gone like this: • Missed the playoffs. • No. 7 seed • No. 7 seed • No. 7 seed What was once Titletown has quickly become Mediocre-land. LaFleur is 1-5 in his last six playoff games and 3-6 in the playoffs overall. Two of those losses (2020 and 2021) came at home when the Packers were the NFC’s No. 1 seed and substantial favorites. Eight coaches in Packers history have taken their teams to the playoffs. Of those, LaFleur’s .333 postseason winning percentage ranks a dismal…

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