High school: Mount Pleasant (MI) Undrafted: 2003 | Name Matt LaFleur Positions Quarterback | |
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Place of birth: Mount Pleasant, Michigan College Saginaw Valley State University Similar Aaron Rodgers, Kyle Shanahan, Sean McVay | ||
Notre dame qb coach matt lafleur media day
Matt LaFleur (born 1979) is an American football coach who serves as the offensive coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams of the National Football League (NFL).
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- Notre dame qb coach matt lafleur media day
- Notre dame s matt lafleur talks to the media
- Playing career
- Coaching career
- Atlanta Falcons
- Los Angeles Rams 2017 Present
- References
Notre dame s matt lafleur talks to the media
Playing career
LaFleur attended Western Michigan University from 1998 to 1999 where he played wide receiver before transferring in 2000 to Saginaw Valley State, where he played quarterback from 2000 to 2002. LaFleur briefly played in the National Indoor Football League with the Omaha Beef, where was the backup quarterback. The following summer, LaFleur signed with the Billings Outlaws.
Coaching career
LaFleur's coaching career began at his alma mater, Saginaw Valley State, in 2003 where he served as an offensive graduate assistant. During which time Matt also substitute taught in the local highschools, specializing in math. He proceeded to Central Michigan University where, from 2004–2005, he assisted the offensive staff. In 2006, he coached quarterbacks and receivers at Northern Michigan University. 2007 was his last year at the collegiate level; he was the offensive coordinator at Ashland University. LaFleur then was hired in 2008 by the Houston Texans to serve as an offensive assistant. He assisted both wide receivers and quarterbacks during his two-year stint there and developed a close relationship with coordinator Kyle Shanahan. When Shanahan's father Mike was hired by the Redskins, Kyle brought LaFleur to Washington to coach the quarterbacks. A primary responsibility of LaFleur's for the 2012 season was to mentor rookie quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Kirk Cousins, whom LaFleur was particularly fond of.
Atlanta Falcons
On February 5, 2015, LaFleur was hired to be the Quarterbacks coach for the Atlanta Falcons working under offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan, whom he previously had worked under when with the Washington Redskins. Matt's brother, Mike, was the offensive assistant with the Falcons as well.
In the 2016 season, LaFleur and the Falcons reached Super Bowl LI, where they faced the New England Patriots on February 5, 2017. In the Super Bowl, the Falcons fell in a 34–28 overtime defeat.
Los Angeles Rams (2017-Present)
On February 8, 2017, LaFleur was hired to be the Offensive Coordinator for the Los Angeles Rams working under Head Coach Sean McVay, whom he previously had worked with during his time with the Washington Redskins.