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COACHING STAFF / TOM CLEMENTSTOM CLEMENTSQUARTERBACKS14th Season as NFL CoachFifth Packers SeasonVETERANS COACHES COMMUNITYLAMBEAU RECORDS &DRAFT &MISC. FIELD HISTORY 2009 REVIEW FREE AGENTSTom Clements, entering his18th season in the coachingprofession, is in his fifth year asGreen Bay’s quarterbacks coach.Now in his 14th overall NFL season, Clements was namedto his position Jan. 29, 2006, by Head Coach Mike McCarthy.Familiar with the role, Clements also served as quarterbackscoach for the Pittsburgh Steelers (2001-03), Kansas CityChiefs (2000) and New Orleans Saints (1997-99).In Green Bay, Clements’ extensive tutelage of AaronRodgers has paid dividends, as Rodgers has become thefirst QB in league history to throw for at least 4,000 yardsin each of his first two seasons as a starter.Rodgers’ 4,434 passing yards in 2009 fell just 25 yardsshort of topping Lynn Dickey’s 1983 franchise record andranked fourth in the league. He also ranked fourth in theNFL in TD passes (30) and passer rating (103.2), and firstin interception percentage (1.29) in earning his first ProBowl bid. The passer rating also sits second in franchisehistory to Bart Starr’s 105.0 mark in 1966.Meanwhile, Rodgers’ first 4,000-yard season in 2008gave the Packers 4,000-yard passers in consecutive seasonsfor just the second time in team history, and for thefirst time in league history those back-to-back 4,000-yardpassers were different QBs.The previous two seasons, in addition to tutoring Rodgersas the backup and heir apparent, Clements oversawa mini-renaissance of Brett Favre’s career. In 2006, Favrereduced his interceptions from a career-high 29 the yearbefore to just 18, setting the stage for a near-MVP seasonin 2007, when Favre surpassed 4,000 yards passing forthe fifth time. He also posted a career-best completion percentageof 66.5 and a QB rating of 95.7 that was his thirdbest in leading the Packers back to the playoffs.Before coming to Green Bay, Clements spent twoseasons (2004-05) as offensive coordinator for the BuffaloBills. In 2004, the Bills’ offense increased its scoringoutput by 152 and reduced its number of sacks allowedfrom 51 to 38, fewest by a Bills team since 1999. The unitwas highlighted by RB Willis McGahee, who became thefifth running back in Bills history to register back-to-back1,000-yard seasons, covering each year of Clements’ tenure.In addition, QB Kelly Holcomb set a club record in2005 with a 67.39 completion percentage, surpassing JimKelly’s 1991 mark, 64.14 percent.Prior to joining the Bills, Clements served as Pittsburgh’squarterbacks coach for three seasons (2001-03)under Bill Cowher. In 2002, his second season with theSteelers, he helped Tommy Maddox earn The AssociatedPress Comeback Player of the Year award, as Pittsburgh’spassing offense ranked seventh in the NFL, its highest finishsince 1980 with Terry Bradshaw under center.Clements also worked with Pittsburgh’s Kordell Stewart(2001) and Kansas City’s Elvis Grbac (2000) during eachquarterback’s best season, both culminating in Pro Bowlberths. Mike Ditka gave Clements his first NFL coachingjob, hiring him to coach the Saints’ quarterbacks (1997-99), which included Jake Delhomme and Kerry Collins.Prior to his post with the Saints, Clements served underLou Holtz as quarterbacks coach (1992-94) and widereceivers/assistant head coach (1995) at his alma mater,Notre Dame. While with the Fighting Irish, Clementscoached eventual 1993 NFL Rookie of the Year QB RickMirer, and WR Derrick Mayes, the Packers’ second-rounddraft pick in 1996. In addition, he tutored QB Ron Powlus,Tom Clements at a glance…►►Joined Packers Jan. 29, 2006.►►Possesses 18 years of coaching experience, including twoseasons as an NFL offensive coordinator.►►Prior to Green Bay, spent 10 seasons coaching quarterbacksunder some of the game’s most successful coaches, includingBill Cowher, Mike Ditka and Lou Holtz.►►Played 12 years in the Canadian Football League at quarterbackand was a seven-time divisional all-star and two-timeGrey Cup champion; was inducted into the CFL Hall of Famein 1994.►►An All-American at Notre Dame in 1974, he finished fourth inHeisman Trophy balloting that year.►►Practiced law for five years before beginning coaching career.COACHING BACKGROUNDYears College/Pro Team Position Coached1992-94 Notre Dame .....................Quarterbacks1995 Notre Dame .......Wide Receivers/Asst. Head Coach1997-99 New Orleans Saints ...............Quarterbacks2000 Kansas City Chiefs ................Quarterbacks2001-03 Pittsburgh Steelers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Quarterbacks2004-05 Buffalo Bills ..............Offensive Coordinator2006-10 Green Bay Packers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . QuarterbacksNotre Dame’s career passing leader in attempts, completions,yardage and touchdowns at the time of his graduation.Inducted into the Canadian Football League’s Hallof Fame in 1994, Clements played quarterback for Ottawa(1975-78), Saskatchewan/Hamilton (1979), Hamilton(1981-82) and Winnipeg (1983-87) during a 12-yearcareer in the CFL. Selected seven times as a divisionalAll-Star, Clements guided two teams, Ottawa (1976) andWinnipeg (1984), to Grey Cup Championships, earningthe Outstanding Offensive Player award in each game. Theleague’s Rookie of the Year in 1975 and Most ValuablePlayer in 1987, Clements completed 2,807 of 4,657 passes(60.3 percent) for 39,041 yards and 252 touchdowns duringhis CFL career.Clements also spent one season, 1980, as a quarterbackfor Marv Levy’s Kansas City Chiefs.A three-year starter at Notre Dame (1972-74) underAra Parseghian, Clements led the Irish to a 29-5 record,including an unblemished national championship seasonin 1973. An All-American in 1974, he finished fourth inHeisman Trophy balloting when Archie Griffin earned theaward. Clements received his degree in economics fromNotre Dame in 1975.A licensed attorney, Clements worked from 1988-92 forBell, Boyd & Lloyd, a Chicago-based law firm. He pursuedhis law degree during his CFL playing career, graduatingmagna cum laude from Notre Dame’s School of Law in1986. In 1994, while on the Notre Dame coaching staff,Clements was an Adjunct Associate Professor of Law atthe university’s law school, where he taught “Sports andthe Law.”Born June 18, 1953, in McKees Rocks, Pa., Clementsand his wife, Kathe, live in Green Bay. The couple has twogrown children: daughter, Stevie, and son, Tom.40