Letting loose at a downtown Indianapolis nightspot after a long day at the NFC scouting combine in March, Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur found himself in a conversation about what was next on his offseason schedule.
Free agency was quickly approaching. Offseason workouts were scheduled to begin in a little more than a month, and shortly after that was the NFL draft.
In the midst of all that, LaFleur mentioned something else: He was going on a road trip with the NBA's Milwaukee Bucks.
When it was suggested that it would be fun, LaFleur quickly clarified: “Actually, it’s a business trip.