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Gatorade Circle of Champions ‘Player of the Year’ award
and Class 2A ‘Mr. Football Award’ (as top lineman) for state
of Tennessee…Was an all-state and all-region selection…
Earned four letters in football, starting his final three seasons
as a two-way player…In addition to playing defensive
tackle, he also was the school’s starter at tight end as a
sophomore, moving his junior year to offensive tackle,
where he started each of his last two seasons…Lettered
three times for the basketball team as well…Community
involvement: Takes part in an annual charity golf tournament
organized by Backfield in Motion, a Nashville-based,
non-profit organization that helps inner-city youth improve
academically and also provides other opportunities for personal
growth…Participated in the Families of Children with
Cancer Holiday Party, organized by St. Vincent Hospital in
Green Bay, in 2003, 2004 and 2006…Helped promote bicycle
safety, publicizing a free safety clinic and helmet giveaway
for 2,800 area youth that was put on by Green Bay’s
Bellin Health, Touchpoint Health and the Packers organization
early in 2003…Along with his wife, Candy, served as
spokespersons for the annual Packers Women’s Association
Food Drive from 2002-04; he visited and signed autographs
at the local elementary and middle schools that raised the
most food and money in the 2003 campaign…Took part
in a 2006, 2007, and 2008 golf tournament to raise funds
for the Trifecta Foundation of former linemate Tauscher…
Also has given time to the Donald Driver Foundation...In
2005, he got involved with the Boy Scouts organization in
his offseason home of Nashville, Tenn. …Played basketball
and signed autographs in March 2004 to help raise funds at
the ‘Doug Betters Big Mountain Winter Classic,’ an annual
event held in Montana by the former Miami Dolphins defensive
end who today is a quadriplegic as the result of a 1998
skiing accident; returned to the Betters event in 2006 and
2007…Also has spoken to junior high school students in
both Knoxville, Tenn., and his hometown of Martin, Tenn.,
on how to be successful in life…This past March, participated
in Fan Fest for the first time…Hobbies/interests:
Purchased a mountain bike and took up bicycling during
the 2003 offseason to assist with the hip and leg rehabilitation
in returning from the injury that ended his 2002 season…Other
interests include fishing (particularly for bass),
playing basketball, snowmobiling, four-wheeling, camping
and spending time with friends…Had spent the first half of
2002 remodeling a Green Bay home he purchased…Is 12
hours away from completion of his undergraduate degree
in psychology…Splits residence between Nashville, Tenn.,
and Green Bay.
CLIFTON
LAMBEAU RECORDS &
DRAFT &
MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2008 REVIEW FREE AGENTS
Ch a d Cl i f t o n’s Pr o Ga m e s Pl a y e d/St a r t e d
Year Team GP GS
2000 Green Bay. ..............13 10
2001 Green Bay. ..............14 13
2002 Green Bay. ..............10 9
2003 Green Bay. ..............16 16
2004 Green Bay. ..............16 16
2005 Green Bay. ..............16 16
2006 Green Bay. ..............15 15
2007 Green Bay. ..............16 16
2008 Green Bay. ..............15 15
NFL totals (nine years) .......131 126
Postseason ..................7 7
On injured reserve for Packers’ game during ’02 playoffs
Additional statistics: Miscellaneous tackles — 1 in 2001, 1 in 2002, 1 in 2003; 1 in 2007, 1 in 2008; NFL total: 5.
Miscellaneous fumble recoveries — 1 in 2003.
NFL debut: at Arizona, 9/24/00
First NFL start: vs. San Fran., 10/15/00
CAREER TRANSACTIONS
u2000
Selected by Green Bay Packers in second round
(44th overall) of ’00 NFL Draft, April 15…Signed
first contract, July 24.
u2002 Placed on injured reserve (pelvis), Dec. 4.
u2004 Designated franchise player by Packers, Feb. 24…
Signed six-year contract extension, through 2009,
March 2.
CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009
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