A team’s success in the NFL generally means that assistant coaches leave for bigger jobs. The Green Bay Packers have seen countless assistants leave and go on to head coaching positions around the league, particularly individuals who worked for Mike Holmgren in the 1990s. Andy Reid, Jon Gruden, Steve Mariucci, even Mike McCarthy — these are just a few names of head coaches from the Holmgren tree, while former McCarthy assistants like Ben McAdoo and Joe Philbin also earned top jobs of their own.
On Thursday, news broke that for the first time, a Matt LaFleur assistant is interviewing for a head coaching job.