BreAnne LaFleur is Matt LaFleur’s wife, who is the new head coach for the Green Bay Packers. The married couple have two sons together: a six-year-old named luke, and a four-year-old named Ty.
LaFleur has spent the last two years as an offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans. Now, it looks like he and his family will be heading up to the Wisconsin area for his big time role with the Packers.
Matt LaFleur is 39 years old, and is now the third-youngest NFL coach, according to The Tennessean. At his first press conference as the head coach of the Packers on January 9, LaFleur got emotional when talking about his family, per reporter Andrew Siciliano, saying that his wife was the “rock” of the family and explaining, “I’m all about family.”
According to another reporter, Kalyn Kahler, LaFleur’s youngest son then became choked up himself, crying after his dad began to get emotional.
Here’s what you need to know about Matt & his wife BreAnne’s relationship:
1. BreAnne LaFleur Used to Work for a Pharmaceuticals Company
According to The Tennessean, BreAnne LaFleur had a job selling pharmaceuticals in Ohio in 2007, when her husband was offered a job coaching at Northern Michigan. She quit her job and they moved to pursue his coaching aspirations, the publication reports.
BreAnne’s Facebook reveals that she attended Marcellus High School in Marcellus, Michigan. It also reflects a few of the places where she and her husband have moved to, including Houston, Texas, Ashland, Ohio, and Marquette, Michigan.
To MLive in 2010, BreAnne shared her experience about the effort of moving for Matt’s Washington Redskins job. “There’s a lot of work to do. I have a career (as a pharmaceutical representative), where there aren’t a ton of jobs available. Hopefully I can find a position where I can transfer. Then we have to get a moving company… It’ll be one of the easier moves we’ve made since I won’t have to do everything.”
2. BreAnne & Matt LaFleur Have Two Sons, Luke & Ty
BreAnne and Matt have two young sons together, named Luke and Ty. Luke is six years old, and Ty is four years old, according to UND.
In addition to their family of four, Matt has a brother who he is close to, his younger brother Mike. Mike has joked that the LaFleur family home is similar to the awards wall in the movie Meet the Fockers, according to The Tennessean, because of how filled with memorabilia and awards it is.