Mike LaFleur

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Mike LaFleur
Los Angeles Rams
Position: Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born: (1987-03-03) March 3, 1987 (age 37)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan, U.S.
Career information
High school: Mount Pleasant (MI)
College: Elmhurst University
Career history
As a coach:
Record  at Pro Football Reference

Michael Dennis LaFleur (born March 3, 1987) is an American football coach who is the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL). He previously has served as an assistant coach for the Atlanta Falcons, the Cleveland Browns and the San Francisco 49ers, and as offensive coordinator of the New York Jets.

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Playing career

Mike LaFleur attended Elmhurst University (formerly Elmhurst College) and played quarterback for the Bluejays in 2006 and 2007. LaFleur started all ten games at safety for the Bluejays in 2008. [1] He was a team captain and a three-time letter winner at Elmhurst. [2]

Coaching career

Early years

Mike LaFleur started his coaching career in 2009 as an offensive assistant for the Elmhurst Bluejays. [3] LaFleur next coached at Saint Joseph's from 2010 to 2012 before accepting an offensive coordinator position with Davidson in 2013. [4]

Cleveland Browns

LaFleur accepted his first NFL position as an offensive intern in 2014 for the Cleveland Browns under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan. [5]

Atlanta Falcons

LaFleur followed Shanahan to Atlanta for the 2015 and 2016 seasons as an offensive assistant. [6]

San Francisco 49ers

Upon Kyle Shanahan's promotion to the head coach of the 49ers, LaFleur accepted a position as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers position coach for the San Francisco 49ers in 2017. LaFleur served in the dual role for two years before losing his wide receivers coach designation in 2019, upon Shanahan's addition of Wes Welker to his coaching staff. [7] That season, LaFleur helped coach the 49ers to an NFC Championship, and before the Super Bowl, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported that LaFleur agreed to a contract extension with San Francisco. [8]

New York Jets

LaFleur followed Robert Saleh from the 49ers to become the Jets' offensive coordinator in 2021. [9] The Jets under his offense with rookie quarterback Zach Wilson went 4–13. [10] After starting the 2022/2023 season with 7 wins and 4 losses, the team proceeded to lose six straight games, ending the campaign at 7-10 and missing the playoffs for an NFL high 12 straight years. In the last three games of that six game losing streak, the team failed to score a touchdown. On January 11, 2023, LaFleur and the Jets parted ways. [11]

Los Angeles Rams

On January 27, 2023, LaFleur was hired as an offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams. [12]

Personal life

He is the younger brother of Matt LaFleur, the current head coach of the Green Bay Packers. LaFleur married his wife, Lauren, in July 2010. The couple have two children. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Mike LaFleur - Football Coach". Davidson College Athletics.
  2. 1 2 "San Francisco 49ers 2019 Media Guide" (PDF). NFL.com. NFL. 2019.
  3. ↑ McBride, Jessica (January 9, 2019). "Mike LaFleur, Matt LaFleur's Brother: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know". heavy.com.
  4. ↑ "Odds and ends". Winston-Salem Journal . January 22, 2013. p. B2. Retrieved June 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ Pokorny, Chris (February 16, 2014). "Browns Bring Mike LaFleur on as Coaching Intern". dawgsbynature.com.
  6. ↑ Ulrich, Nate (February 4, 2015). "Marcus Mariota highly prized". Akron Beacon Journal . p. C004. Retrieved June 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Report: Niners hiring Wes Welker as WR coach". NBC Sports Boston. February 5, 2019.
  8. ↑ "Report: 49ers Extend Passing Game Coordinator Mike LaFleur". profootballrumors.com. January 18, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Report: 49ers to make Mike McDaniel OC as Mike LaFleur joins Saleh in NY". NFL.com. February 2, 2020.
  10. ↑ Iannazzone, Al (January 11, 2022). Written at Florham Park, New Jersey. "It's Pretty Obvious! GM Says". Newsday . New York. p. A42. Retrieved June 4, 2024– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jets, OC Mike LaFleur agree to part ways". espn.com. January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2023.
  12. ↑ @RamsNFL (January 27, 2023). "Welcome to LA, Mike LaFleur! 🙌" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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