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- Micah Parsons believes he can be back on the field within the first month of next season, and he wants Matt LaFleur to be his coach again when he does so. The Green Bay Packers defensive end, speaking for the first time since he tore the ACL in his left knee on Dec.
- 14 against the Denver Broncos, said he spoke with LaFleur after Saturday's NFC wild-card loss to the Chicago Bears when speculation began about LaFleur's future in Green Bay."I reached out to him when I started seeing this, and I said, 'Man, when I agreed to come here, you were part of the reason why I came here, I want you a part of this and I love you and I think you're a great coach,'" said Parsons, who thinks he can play by Week 3 or 4 next season.
- "And he appreciated those words, and we had a brief conversation, but Matt, I think he's a great guy and I just think he cares so much, like he cares so much about the players."LaFleur has one year remaining on his current contract, leaving his future uncertain because Packers president Ed Policy said last June that he would prefer not to have a lame-duck coach.
- LaFleur reiterated his desire to remain in Green Bay.