Former Penn State quarterbacks [autotag]Sean Clifford[/autotag] and [autotag]Trace McSorley[/autotag] had some time to catch up a bit this week as their two NFL teams, the Green Bay Packers and New England Patriots (respectively), joined up for joint practices leading up to their preseason matchup Saturday night. McSorley did not record any stats in the preseason matchup, but Clifford continued to be the top backup to the Packers’ starter Jordan Love.
Clifford completed 13 of 19 pass attempts for 137 yards but had no touchdowns to show for it. But he also did not turn the football over, and his chance to lead the Packers to a victory was cut short due to a severe injury to Patriots cornerback Isaiah Bolden. Bolden was injured after colliding with a teammate and was taken to a hospital from the field for medical attention. The two teams agreed to end the game at that time.
At the time of the suspension of the game, Clifford had just completed a 3rd-and-7 pass for a gain of 7 yards to the New England 18-yard line with the Packers down 21-17. Who knows how the drive may have ended if the severe injury had not occurred.
Love Sean Clifford’s willingness to be aggressive. Always what I love to see when it comes to QBs. I will say he needs to work on that ball placement a bit better pic.twitter.com/qbzWiS8aCi
— Hamza (@hammytakes) August 20, 2023
Clifford is not anywhere near threatening for the starting job as the Packers fully believe in Jordan Love as their franchise quarterback, but Clifford has done nothing to suggest he is not worthy of being the team’s top backup option as we inch closer to the start of the regular season.
Clifford and the Packers have one final preseason game to play before the start of the season, and Clifford should be expected to get another good amount of playing time. The Packers close out the preseason this Saturday afternoon with a home game against the Seattle Seahawks.
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