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Packers: Mike McCarthy received 1-year contract extension during season

JASON WILDE For the State Journal Jan 3, 2018

" Murphy confirmed what ESPN.com reported earlier Tuesday and an NFL source confirmed to the State Journal, that the Packers had signed McCarthy to a one-year contract extension during the season. Believed to have been in December, the deal extended McCarthy through the 2019 season and prevented him from being a lame-duck coach next year.

“Ted made the decision and I was involved as well,” Murphy said. “During the season, we gave Mike a one-year extension.”

That extension wouldn’t preclude a new GM from hiring a new head coach after next season "