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The Arizona Cardinals will travel to Green Bay for a joint practice with the Packers on Aug. 26, 2026, ahead of their Week 3 preseason game, the team announced Friday.

The session puts Cardinals head coach Mike LaFleur on the same field as his brother, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, according to SI.com and Revenge of the Birds. Mike LaFleur took over as Arizona's head coach this offseason.

The reunion carries an extra subplot: Jonathan Gannon, who coached the Cardinals before Mike LaFleur's arrival, is now Green Bay's defensive coordinator and will line up against the roster he previously led.

The Cardinals open the preseason earlier, against the Carolina Panthers in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 6, per Revenge of the Birds. The Green Bay joint practice and preseason game follow roughly three weeks later.

Joint practices are a common August tool for teams looking to add competitive reps without the injury risk of a full preseason game. For Arizona, the Wisconsin trip also sidesteps the worst of the desert heat. Cardinals coach Mike LaFleur had sought the Green Bay pairing specifically to avoid August temperatures in the Valley, National Today reported in March.

The preseason game in Green Bay is scheduled for the week of Aug. 29.

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