Report: Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard turns down Packers offer
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin Badgers defensive coordinator Jim Leonhard has turned down Matt LaFleur’s offer to be the Packers’ next defensive coordinator, according to a report from Tom Oates of the Wisconsin State Journal.
Leonhard talked with LaFleur on Thursday and turned down the job on Friday.
After careful consideration, University of #Wisconsin defensive coordinator Jim Leonard informed #Pqckers coach Matt LaFleur Friday night that he will not accept the same position in Green Bay, according to Leonhard and his agent, Tim Valentyn of Madison. (More to come)
— Tom Oates (@TomOatesWSJ) February 6, 2021
According to Oates, Leonard said he was “extremely flattered” by the offer, but he ultimately wants to stay at UW-Madison for the time being.
#Badgers DC Jim Leonhard on turning down #Packers’ job offer: “It was me choosing UW. I want to stay at UW. I want to be at this level right now. Extremely flattered. Awesome opportunity. But it was not the right time for me to go back to the NFL.”
— Tom Oates (@TomOatesWSJ) February 6, 2021
The Packers announced last week that former defensive coordinator Mike Pettine’s contract expired at the end of the 2020 season and would not be brought back.
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