GREEN BAY – Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur wasn’t biting on an opportunity to respond to Chicago Bears coach Ben Johnson’s subtle jab he made when he was hired in January.

“I’m going to be quite frank with you,” said Johnson, who was offensive coordinator for the Detroit Lions from 2022-’24. “I kind of enjoyed beating Matt LaFleur twice a year.”

The Lions had won five of six games since 2022 before the Packers swept them this season without Johnson.

LaFleur said at the time that he thought Johnson was “playing to their fans a little bit” and said he didn’t have a beef with Johnson.

Less than a week before the two can settle it on the field in their first meeting as head coaches, LaFleur wasn’t interested in revisiting the comments.

Asked if he had put any thought into

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