Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy stands on the sideline during an NFL football game against the Cleveland Browns, Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, in Cleveland.

Shortly after the Green Bay Packers extended general manager Ted Thompson's contract in July, he said his priority was to sign coach Mike McCarthy to a new deal. He got that done on Monday.

GREEN BAY — Mike McCarthy might have been exaggerating, but he wasn’t kidding. A few days after the Green Bay Packers coach watched his 31st-ranked pass defense get shredded one final time ...

Shortly after the Green Bay Packers extended general manager Ted Thompson's contract in July, he said his priority was to sign coach Mike McCarthy to a new deal. He got that done on Monday.