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See the full story · 1 sourcesMatt LaFleur succeeded Mike McCarthy as Packers head coach in 2019.
The two have coached against one another before and on Thursday will do it again as McCarthy makes his preseason debut as head coach of the Steelers.
McCarthy, of course, won Super Bowl XLV with Green Bay to cap the 2010 season.
LaFleur said he’s gotten to know McCarthy through connecting at league meetings and the times McCarthy has come back to visit Green Bay.
“I’ll say this — I’ve got so much respect for him, ” LaFleur said in his Monday press conference. “First of all, how he’s always treated me. Secondly, just by what he’s accomplished here. It’s pretty cool that, when he got the Pittsburgh job, I’m like, Green Bay Packers, Dallas Cowboys, Pittsburgh Steelers — I mean, that’s pretty special.
“So, Mike’s a guy I’ve got a ton of respect for.”
The Packers and Steelers will kick off in Pittsburgh at 7 p.m. ET on Thursday night.
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