CHAD CLIFTON RUMORS & GOSSIP
Green Bay Packers Chad Clifton To Be Released After Failing Physical.
Green Bay Packer LT Chad Clifton is in the process of being released by the team. The former 2000 second round pick has been on a steady physical decline over the past two years and has now come to the end-of-the-road.
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Packers to Release Clifton, Go Offensive Line in First Round?
While the roster move is yet to be made official, several sources close tot he team are now reporting that the Green Bay Packers plan to release left tackle Chad Clifton and free up some $5.703 million off the books and give them considerably more flexibility in negotiating contract extensions with other players while also taking into account what it will cost to sign their draft...
Report: Packers to release Chad Clifton
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- According to a report by Adam Schefter of ESPN, the Packers are releasing veteran offensive tackle Chad Clifton today.
Clifton had back surgery this offseason but had already reported for offseason workouts. However, according to Schefter, Clifton failed a physical.
Since being drafted by Green Bay in the second round in 2000, Clifton has played his entire 12...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
April 23, 2012
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Chad Clifton: 2011 Green Bay Packers Evaluation and Report Card
Chad Clifton
1) Introduction: Over the last six games of last season, Chad Clifton had a run of play among the best he has given the Packers. The grizzled veteran came into 2011 in the second year of the three year contract he signed as a free agent in 2010 when the Packers had nowhere else to turn.
2) Profile:
(Jeffrey) Chad Clifton
Position: OT
Height: 6-5
Weight: 320 lbs...
Clifton will start over Newhouse going forward
GREEN BAY, Wis. -- There is no debate heading into the playoffs for Packers coach Mike McCarthy when it comes to whether Chad Clifton or Marshall Newhouse will be protecting the blind side of Aaron Rodgers."Chad Clifton will be the starter," McCarthy announced Monday morning. "Marshall's done an excellent job. We won a lot of games with Marshall Newhouse. Chad...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
January 02, 2012
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Packers: Chad Clifton Will Be Starter at Left Tackle in Playoffs
Chad Clifton will be the Packers starting left tackle in the 2012 playoffs.
Any lingering question about who would start at left tackle for the Green Bay Packers in the Divisional round of the 2012 NFL playoffs was answered Monday morning.
Without hesitation, coach Mike McCarthy proclaimed Chad Clifton as the starter at that position over second-year tackle Marshall Newhouse.
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McCarthy: Packers “Playing to Win Game” on Sunday; Chad Clifton Expected to Play
Mike McCarthy wants LT Chad Clifton to play Sunday against the Detroit Lions.
Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy made no mistake about his team’s desire to be 15-1, and he might get to try out a few players in the process against the Detroit Lions in Week 17, including left tackle Chad Clifton.
McCarthy said Monday that the Packers are preparing to “win the game” and that...
McCarthy says Clifton could return in 3 weeks
GREEN BAY, Wis. Packers coach Mike McCarthy believes that veteran left tackle Chad Clifton could be back on the field in three weeks.
McCarthy ruled Clifton out for Sunday's game at home against Tampa Bay, adding that it was unlikely he would be back for the Thanksgiving game in Detroit, as well.
However, the Giants (game) would probably be realistic if (Clifton) stays on...
Via Fox Sports Wisconsin
November 15, 2011
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The Green Bay Packers will be without LT Chad Clifton
The Green Bay Packers are going to be without 35-year old starting left tackle Chad Clifton for a while due to a hamstring injury. He has started all five games for the Packers so far this year. 23-year old Michael Newhouse replaced him at LT against the Falcons and they scored in five of the seven series he played in. Newhouse has played in 5 games (2 starts) so far this year...
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October 11, 2011
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Packers: Chad Clifton Has “Significant” Hamstring Injury
Jim Biever, Packers.com
Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy called Chad Clifton’s hamstring injury “significant” Monday afternoon, confirming that the 35-year-old tackle will miss several weeks but also that the Packers staff doesn’t exactly have a handle on the severity quite yet.
Tom Silverstein of the Journal Sentinel tweeted this from McCarthy’s press conference...
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