The Facts: Packers should have stability at head coach since they had already extended Mike McCarthy's contract during the season, per a source.

Diehards Line: He's now under contract through the 2019 season. ... We learn this the same day the Packers announced the Ted Thompson is transitioning from general manager and director of football operations to senior advisor to football operations. Thompson has held his current role since 2005, making his name by selecting Aaron Rodgers with the team's first draft pick that season. Thompson hired McCarthy in a surprise move the following year, establishing a foundation for more than a decade of sustained success.