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T CHAD CLIFTON #76

6' 5" • 320 lbs. • Tennessee

Exp: 10th NFL Season, 10th Packers Season
Age: 33
Acquired: Draft 2000 (2)
Current Status: Active Roster

2008 Bio:

Has blocked for four of the top seven single-season rushers in franchise history (Ahman Green, 2001-03; Ryan Grant; 2008), and has helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in seven of his nine seasons in Green Bay
Has started 94 of 96 games (99 of 101 including playoffs) at left tackle since returning to the field in ’03 from the serious pelvic injury that ended his 2002 season
Went to his first Pro Bowl following 2007 season, filling in for an injured Walter Jones of Seattle. Held New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora, San Diego’s Shawne Merriman and Kansas City’s Jared Allen to a total of ½ sack in head-to-head meetings that season
Had 53-game starting streak snapped in 2006 by a bout with the flu the night before and morning of game at Miami (Oct. 22), and 33-game streak ended in ’08 at Tennessee (Nov. 2) because of a pre-game illness due to a reaction to medication
Since he became a starter midway through his rookie year of 2000, Green Bay has allowed the second-fewest sacks in the NFL (203), behind only the 172 of the Indianapolis Colts
As the left tackle, was a major factor in the Packers limiting opponents to an all-time franchise-low 14 sacks in 2004. Green Bay also did not allow a sack in eight games – another club single-season record
Played a pivotal role – by shutting out Pro Bowl DE Simeon Rice – when Green Bay snapped the Buccaneers’ 69-game streak with at least one sack in a 20-13 triumph at Tampa Bay, Nov. 16, 2003. Ironically, that game marked his return to Raymond James Stadium, where he had incurred his season-ending pelvic injury roughly a year earlier
Played in two national championship games, including Fiesta Bowl victory over Florida State to culminate undefeated 1998 season, while a four-year starter at the University of Tennessee

Pro Summary

As steady as they come protecting the quarterback’s blind side, Clifton continues to provide a solid presence at the left tackle position
Has blocked for four of the top seven single-season rushers in franchise history (Ahman Green, 2001-03; Ryan Grant; 2008), and has helped pave the way for a 1,000-yard rusher in seven of his nine seasons in Green Bay
Has been a part of top-10 offenses in the league in six of his nine seasons in Green Bay
Following the devastating pelvic injury that prematurely ended his 2002 season, he has successfully returned to the field to start 94 of 96 games (99 of 101 including playoffs) over the past six years
Coming off arthroscopic surgery on both knees this offseason
Entering his 10th season, has played in 131 career games, with 126 starts (plus seven postseason contests)
Since he and tackle Mark Tauscher became Green Bay’s starters in 2000, helped the Packers allow the second-fewest sacks in the league from 2000-08 (203), behind only the 172 of the Indianapolis Colts
Is known for his textbook technique and an extensive regimen that gets his bumped and bruised body ready for gameday
Started 15 games last season; had 33-game starting streak snapped in Week 9 at Tennessee when he did not play due to pre-game illness caused by a reaction to medication
Helped block for QB Aaron Rodgers on his way to 4,038 passing yards and Grant on his way to 1,203 rushing yards, the first time in franchise history that the Packers had a 4,000-yard passer and 1,200-yard rusher in the same season
Was rewarded with his first Pro Bowl trip following the 2007 season
Marked the third time he was selected as a Pro Bowl alternate (2004 and 2005 were the others), went to the game this time as an injury replacement for Seattle’s Walter Jones (shoulder)
Requiring little to no assistance from tight ends or running backs as extra blockers, has made a career of keeping the opponent’s premier pass rusher quiet, holding the New York Giants’ Osi Umenyiora, San Diego’s Shawne Merriman and Kansas City’s Jared Allen (the league leader in sacks) to a total of ½ sack in ’07 and helping the Packers tie for the third-fewest sacks allowed in the league with 19
Adapted well to the Packers’ new zone-blocking run scheme in 2006, showing nimble athletic ability for a frame his size
Along with Tauscher, stepped into more of a leadership position along the offensive line in 2005 with the offseason departures of guards Marco Rivera and Mike Wahle
Had a starting streak of 53 consecutive games (56 including playoffs) snapped in 2006 when he became violently ill with the flu the night before the contest at Miami (Oct. 22)Rarely leaves the field at all, he was in for 88.5 percent of Green Bay’s offensive snaps last season, 93.3 percent in 2007, 93.1 percent in 2006 and 94.2 percent in 2005 after being the only Packers player (on either offense or defense) to have played every snap from scrimmage on his respective side of the ball in both the 2003 and 2004 seasons
Was rewarded with a six-year contract extension, through the 2009 season, on March 2, 2004, he certainly showed no signs of complacency the following year, helping the Packers to an all-time franchise-low 14 sacks during the ’04 season
A year earlier, in his 2003 return to the field following an arduous offseason of rehabilitation, started all 16 games for the first time as a professional and, as the left tackle, was a key cog in Green Bay allowing but 19 sacks – tied for the second fewest in the NFL and at the time the franchise low for a 16-game season
Included in that success was the Packers’ Nov. 16, 2003, win at Tampa Bay – a game with tremendous personal ramifications for him – when Green Bay snapped the Buccaneers’ NFL-record streak of 69 consecutive games with at least one sack
Just less than a year earlier (Nov. 24, 2002), on the same Raymond James Stadium field, his season had come to an untimely end when he suffered a badly sprained pelvis as the result of an unnecessary block on an interception return that he did not see coming (a play that the NFL made illegal in 2005)
Subsequently designated as Green Bay’s ‘franchise’ player Feb. 24, 2004, he reached agreement with the Packers on his contract extension on the eve of free agency
Earlier, in 2001, was a large factor in Green Bay allowing the third-fewest sacks in the league (22), a figure that then also qualified as the least by a Packers team in 27 years
Was playing at a similarly high level in 2002 before the abrupt end to his season in Tampa
Had been thrust into the starting lineup seven games into his 2000 rookie campaign, immediately shoring up what had been a trouble spot for Green Bay early in the year
As a rookie starter, was not intimidated by the hostile crowds or noisy dome stadiums – situations he had encountered in the years prior as a standout at the University of Tennessee – while holding his own against some of the game’s better pass rushers
A second-round draft choice of the Packers in 2000, joined fellow rookie Tauscher in the lineup that year to give Green Bay its first pair of starting rookie offensive tackles in 48 years

2008 Season

Started 15 games at left tackle and helped pave the way for Grant’s career-high 1,203 rushing yards, which ranks as the seventh-highest single-season rushing total in franchise history
Also protected Rodgers on his way to 4,038 passing yards to give the Packers a 4,000-yard passer and a 1,200-yard rusher in the same season for the first time in team history
Played 88.5 percent of the offensive snaps, missing the Week 9 contest at Tennessee due to illness
Vs. Minnesota (Sept. 8): Limited Allen, who finished tied for fifth in the NFL with 14.5 sacks, to no tackles and no sacks. Part of a line that helped pave the way for team’s 139 rushing yards on 27 carries and did not allow a sack of Rodgers
Vs. Atlanta (Oct. 5): Started at LT but left the game midway through the third quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return
At Seattle (Oct. 12): Started after being limited all week with the hamstring injury, and helped block for Grant’s 90 rushing yards
Vs. Indianapolis (Oct. 19): Part of line that blocked for Grant’s 105 rushing yards, his first 100-yard game of the season, and did not allow a sack of Rodgers. Limited perennial Pro Bowl DE Dwight Freeney to no sacks and just two tackles
At Tennessee (Nov. 2): Had streak of 33 games started snapped when he did not play due to pre-game illness caused by a reaction to medication
Vs. Chicago (Nov. 16): Part of line that paved the way for team’s 200 rushing yards, including season-best 145 from Grant. Line did not allow a sack or pressure of Rodgers all afternoon. On Grant’s game-long 35-yard run in the first quarter, sealed DE Alex Brown to open the hole. Left game after sustaining finger injury on the first play from scrimmage, but returned for the next series
Vs. Houston (Dec. 7): Blocked for Grant’s 104 yards on 19 carries. Matched up with DE Mario Williams, who finished tied for seventh in the league with 12 sacks, for much of the afternoon and held him to no sacks and just one tackle
At Jacksonville (Dec. 14): Left game late in the fourth quarter with injured thumbs and missed the final series
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 28): Blocked for team’s 211 rushing yards, the most in a game on the season. Helped pave the way for Grant and RB DeShawn Wynn to each post 100 yards rushing, only the second time since 1985 that the Packers had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game

2007 Season

Started all 16 games and both playoff contests and was named to his first Pro Bowl, filling in for Seattle’s Jones (shoulder injury)
Played 93.3 percent of the offensive snaps, the fifth straight year he’s played at least 93 percent
Was ranked as the Packers’ top offensive player by Pro Football Weekly and The Sporting News in their respective preseason previews, and went on to lead an offensive line that allowed just 19 sacks on the season
At New York Giants (Sept. 16): Held Umenyiora without a sack; suffered an ankle injury in the fourth quarter and missed a series while his ankle was re-taped
Vs. San Diego (Sept. 23): Held Pro Bowler Merriman without a sack
At Denver (Oct. 29): Was part of an offense that posted 430 yards in the team’s 19-13 overtime win. Grant rushed for 104 yards, giving Green Bay its first 100-yard rusher of the season
At Kansas City (Nov. 4): Held ’07 sack leader Allen to ½ sack
Vs. Minnesota (Nov. 11): Helped Green Bay amass a season-high 488 yards, and held the Vikings without a sack; Grant collected 119 yards rushing
Vs. Oakland (Dec. 9): Suffered a shin injury, but returned to the game. In the fourth quarter, suffered a shoulder injury and did not return
Vs. Seattle (Jan. 12): Was part of an offensive line that assisted Grant to 201 yards and three touchdowns in Divisional playoff game, both Packers playoff records
Vs. New York Giants (Jan. 20): Held Umenyiora without a sack in the NFC Championship Game

2006 Season

Started 15 games at left tackle and played in 93.1 percent of the team’s offensive snaps
Continued to work back to his Pro Bowl-caliber form after surgeries on his ankle in January and on his knee in May
Along with Tauscher, was one of two returning full-time starters on Green Bay’s offensive line
Played every snap on an offensive line that didn’t allow a sack from the fourth quarter vs. New Orleans (Sept. 17) to the second quarter vs. St. Louis (Oct. 8); the streak covered 108 passing plays and included a shutout at Philadelphia (Oct. 2) against the Eagles’ attacking defense
At Miami (Oct. 22): Was listed as inactive just before the 90-minute deadline, ending his streak of 53 straight starts, which had been tied with Tauscher and Al Harris for the second-longest active streak on the team behind Brett Favre; had battled flu-like symptoms the night before and the morning of the game, the first contest he missed since Warren Sapp ended his 2002 season
Vs. Arizona (Oct. 29): Helped the offense amass 203 yards on the ground (383 total) including 100-yard performances from both Green (106) and Vernand Morency (101), which was the first time the Packers had a pair of 100-yard rushers in the same game since Dec. 1, 1985, vs. Tampa Bay (Eddie Lee Ivery, Gerry Ellis)
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 17): Left the game near halftime with a shoulder stinger, but returned to play the entire second half
At Chicago (Dec. 31): Played his 100th career game

2005 Season

Though nagged by an ankle injury for the final three-fourths of the season, started all 16 games at left tackle for the third straight year, playing 94.2 percent of the Packers’ offensive snaps – second among offensive linemen and third among all players on offense
Was voted as an NFC Pro Bowl alternate a second straight year
At Carolina (Oct. 3): Sustained left ankle injury early in Monday night contest, forcing him to sit out quarters 2-4
Vs. New Orleans (Oct. 9): Though he missed most of practice in the week leading up to game, still started in 52-3 victory and shut out Saints DE Will Smith, who would go on to tie for eighth in the NFC in sacks
At Minnesota (Oct. 23): Helped to extend the offensive line’s streak to 111 consecutive passing plays without a sack in border battle
Vs. Pittsburgh (Nov. 6): Blanked Pittsburgh sack specialist Joey Porter (10.5 sacks in ’05) in hard-fought loss to eventual Super Bowl champs
Vs. Detroit (Dec. 11): Threw several key blocks for rookie running back Samkon Gado as he rushed for a team rookie record 171 yards
Underwent offseason surgery (Jan. 16, 2006) to alleviate ankle problem

2004 Season

On the heels of signing a lucrative contract extension during the offseason, enjoyed perhaps his finest year as a professional, matter-of-factly shutting down several of the league’s top pass rushers as Green Bay allowed an all-time franchise-low 14 sacks
Was a Pro Bowl alternate
Started all 16 games for the second consecutive season and played 100 percent of the team’s offensive snaps during the regular season a second consecutive year, a feat matched only by linemate Wahle in ’04
Was a catalyst in the Packers not allowing half of their regular-season opponents (an all-time high eight of 16) to record a sack
Following the season, was named to the ‘All-Joe’ team of USA Today as a player who is “overlooked and underappreciated” as well as to Fox Sports analyst Daryl Johnston’s ‘All-Lunch Pail Crew’ for his blue-collar approach to football
At Carolina (Sept. 13): Kept Pro Bowl DE Julius Peppers from recording a sack in season-opening victory over the Panthers
Vs. Chicago (Sept. 19): Made his 50th NFL start (along with Tauscher)
At Indianapolis (Sept. 26): Turned in his top personal performance of the season in noisy, hostile RCA Dome, neutralizing the Colts’ cat-quick Freeney, who would go on to lead the NFL with 16 sacks; Indy’s Pro Bowl DE could post only one solo tackle in spite of the fact that he was playing on the fast track of his home stadium and the Packers were in catch-up mode for much of the contest
Vs. Minnesota (Jan. 9): Exited Wild Card playoff game in the third quarter after spraining his left ankle; subsequently underwent arthroscopic surgery on that ankle Feb. 14, 2005

2003 Season

Returned successfully from the pelvic injury that had ended his 2002 season to start all 16 games for the first time as a professional
Was the only Green Bay lineman to play every offensive snap during the regular season
Also started both playoff contests
As a general rule, practiced only once a day early in training camp as he returned gradually from the pelvic injury that had cut short his 2002 season, and he did not see game action until the third preseason contest (Aug. 15 at Cleveland)
His comeback efforts had been hindered by a pair of unrelated offseason operations
Underwent arthroscopic surgery on his right knee Jan. 31, 2003, to address cartilage damage tied into an MCL sprain from the ’02 season, then later had his right elbow scoped April 14, 2003, to remove multiple loose bodies
Was personally responsible for only two pressures and one-half sack, according to Green Bay coaches
Manned critical left tackle spot on an offensive line that permitted but 19 sacks – at the time a franchise low for a 16-game season and tied (with Indianapolis) for the second fewest in the NFL
Included in that low sack number was a (then) team-record six games without a sack allowed (since statistic became official in 1963), including three straight contests (Sept. 14-21-29) with zero sacks for the first time in franchise history
Also helped the Packers to single-season franchise records for yards rushing (2,558) and yards per carry (5.05), including 1,883 yards by Green to break Jim Taylor’s 41-year-old team rushing mark; Green Bay’s 2,558 rushing yards ranked third in the NFL, behind only Baltimore (2,669) and Denver (2,629)
Played a part in November stretch in which the Packers rushed for 190-or-more yards in four straight games
At St. Louis (Oct. 19): Blanked Rams’ Pro Bowl DE Leonard Little (third in the NFC with 12½ sacks)
At Tampa Bay (Nov. 16): Played a pivotal role when Green Bay snapped the Buccaneers’ NFL-record streak of 69 consecutive games with at least one sack in 20-13 triumph, shutting out Simeon Rice, the Bucs’ Pro Bowl DE who ultimately would finish second in the NFC with 15 sacks

2002 Season

Turned in several notable performances before his season was ended by a pelvic injury after 11 games
Played in 10 of Green Bay’s first 11 games, making nine starts at left tackle, and was inactive twice
Vs. Carolina (Sept. 29): Shut out Mike Rucker – the league’s leading sacker entering the contest and the eventual NFC ‘Defensive Player of the Month’ – in victory over Panthers
At New England (Oct. 13): Was playing well before he sprained the medial collateral ligament in his right knee, which made him inactive vs. Washington (Oct. 20)
At Miami (Nov. 4): Did not start as he continued to battle knee injury, but played the final two-and-a-half quarters as he neutralized defensive end Jason Taylor, who had been named AFC ‘Defensive Player of the Week’ days earlier and would go on to finish as the NFL sack leader with 18½
At Tampa Bay (Nov. 24): Had his year come to an abrupt end when he was blindsided by an unnecessary block during a third-quarter interception return. Sprained the bones of his pelvis so severely that he was hospitalized for nearly a week (in both Tampa and Green Bay) and was unable to walk on his own for roughly another six weeks before beginning a full offseason of rehabilitation
Was placed on injured reserve Dec. 4

2001 Season

Played in 14 games, starting 13, in his first full season as the starter at left tackle
Also opened both playoff contests
Was inactive for one regular-season game and dressed for the other, though he did not play
Played a central role as Green Bay allowed the third fewest sacks in the NFL (22) and the least by a Packers team in 27 years (17 in 1974) at that time
Vs. Washington (Sept. 24): Held Hall of Famer Bruce Smith without a sack in Monday night victory over Redskins
Vs. Baltimore (Oct. 14): Despite playing with a left hamstring strain suffered a week earlier at Tampa Bay, shut out Michael McCrary, one of the AFC’s top pass rushers, in triumph over the defending Super Bowl champions
Vs. Tampa Bay (Nov. 4): Sprained his left ankle early in the game, forcing him to be inactive for the ensuing contest, at Chicago (Nov. 11)
Vs. Atlanta (Nov. 18): Was available for backup duty but did not see any action
At Detroit (Nov. 22): Returned to the field, in a reserve capacity, for Thanksgiving Day battle, rotating in for Barry Stokes in the first half before taking the majority of snaps after halftime
At Jacksonville (Dec. 3): Returned to the starting lineup
Vs. Minnesota (Dec. 30): Picked up a big block of linebacker Jim Nelson on Donald Driver’s 31-yard TD run on a reverse, giving the Packers a 7-3 advantage late in the first half of eventual 24-13 win

2000 Season

Moved into the starting lineup at left tackle in the seventh game of his rookie season, taking over for Wahle
Played so well down the stretch against some of the NFL’s best pass rushers that he drew serious consideration for all-rookie honors
Helped Green Bay average 117.3 yards rushing per game over the final 10 contests – a 39-yard improvement over the 78.3 yards per game the Packers put forth in the first six weeks when he wasn’t starting
Saw action in 13 games, starting the last 10
Saw his rookie season get off to a slow start when he suffered a mild sprain of his right MCL during one-on-one pass-blocking drills in practice Aug. 16, causing him to miss the Packers’ final two preseason games and to be inactive for the first two regular-season contests (vs. New York Jets, at Buffalo)
Dressed, but did not play, vs. Philadelphia (Sept. 17)
At Arizona (Sept. 24): Made his NFL debut, seeing late-game action at left tackle in a 29-3 win
At Detroit (Oct. 8): Played the majority of the second half at left tackle after Wahle went out due to a calf strain, holding up well against Tracy Scroggins, who had generated 1½ sacks and significant pressure before Clifton got onto the field
Vs. San Francisco (Oct. 15): Made his first NFL start, opening up at left tackle. Along with Tauscher, gave Green Bay its first pair of starting rookie tackles in 48 years (Tom Johnson-Bob Dees, Nov. 16, 1952, at N.Y. Giants)
At Miami (Oct. 29): Held his own against Taylor, whose 14½ sacks ended up second in the AFC, in his initial significant challenge since becoming a starter
At Tampa Bay (Nov. 12): Held Marcus Jones (fourth in the NFC with 13 sacks) without a sack, and prevented him from making even a single tackle
At Minnesota (Dec. 17): Shut down John Randle in upset victory over Vikings inside the noisy Metrodome
2000 Draft: Selected in the second round (44th overall), and was the fifth offensive lineman picked in the draft
First offensive lineman drafted by the Packers out of the University of Tennessee since T Jim Haslam in 1953
At the time, was the highest selection used on a player from the University of Tennessee in team history (Justin Harrell, 16th overall in 2007)
One of nine Volunteers drafted in 2000

College

Four-year starter (1996-99) who began his collegiate career at right tackle before spending his final three seasons at left tackle
A two-time All-Southeastern Conference selection, he also earned second-team All-America honors from The Sporting News as a senior
Played in two national championship games – including Fiesta Bowl victory over Florida State to culminate unbeaten 1998 season – four bowl games and two SEC championship games
Started 45 of 48 career games played as a collegian, including 26 straight starts
Enjoyed a 43-7 on-field record (.860) during the four seasons in which he played for the Volunteers
Majored in psychology
Senior season (1999): Served as one of six team captains while opening at left tackle in 11 of 12 contests
Earned second-team All-America honors from The Sporting News and was a second-team All-SEC pick by the conference’s coaches
Junior season (1998): Named first-team All-SEC by Football News and second-team all-conference by The Associated Press and league’s coaches
Started all 13 games at left tackle as Vols went 13-0 and captured the ’98 national title
Sophomore season (1997): Played in all 13 games, starting 12 at left tackle, as Volunteers won SEC title before losing to Nebraska in national championship (Orange Bowl)
Was part of an offensive line that allowed only one sack per 35 snaps – a school record
Redshirt freshman season (1996): Took over at right tackle after incumbent Jarvis Reado broke his leg in the third game of the year
Played in 11 of the Vols’ 12 games, starting nine, including Florida Citrus Bowl victory over Northwestern

Personal

Given name Jeffrey Chad Clifton
Nicknamed ‘Big Cliff’
Born in Martin, Tenn., the same hometown as 2007 first-round draft pick Justin Harrell
Married to Candy, who passed the Wisconsin bar exam in 2003, the couple has two sons, Corbin, 4, and Cruz, 2
Twin sisters, Gloria and Glenda, played basketball at Austin Peay
High school: Earned All-America honors from Parade and Scholastic Coach as a senior at Westview High School in Martin, Tenn.
Also received 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

Player Stats

Year	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
2000:Selected by Green Bay Packers in second round (44th overall) of '00 NFL Draft, April 15...Signed first contract, July 24.
2002: Placed on injured reserve (pelvis), Dec. 4.
2004: Designated franchise player by Packers, Feb. 24...Signed six-year contract extension, through 2009, March 2.

CURRENT CONTRACT EXPIRATION: After 2009

ELIAS Game By Game Packers Stats
Game Date	Opp	Sacks
Game Date	Opp	Sacks
Sep 3, 2000	NYJ	0
Sep 10, 2000	@BUF	0
Sep 17, 2000	PHI	0
Sep 24, 2000	@ARI	0
Oct 1, 2000	CHI	0
Oct 8, 2000	@DET	0
Oct 15, 2000	SF	0
Oct 29, 2000	@MIA	0
Nov 6, 2000	MIN	0
Nov 12, 2000	@TB	0
Nov 19, 2000	IND	0
Nov 27, 2000	@CAR	0
Dec 3, 2000	@CHI	0
Dec 10, 2000	DET	0
Dec 17, 2000	@MIN	0
Dec 24, 2000	TB	0
2000 Totals		0
Sep 9, 2001	DET	0
Sep 24, 2001	WAS	0
Sep 30, 2001	@CAR	0
Oct 7, 2001	@TB	0
Oct 14, 2001	BAL	0
Oct 21, 2001	@MIN	0
Nov 4, 2001	TB	0
Nov 11, 2001	@CHI	0
Nov 18, 2001	ATL	0
Nov 22, 2001	@DET	0
Dec 3, 2001	@JAC	0
Dec 9, 2001	CHI	0
Dec 16, 2001	@TEN	0
Dec 23, 2001	CLE	0
Dec 30, 2001	MIN	0
Jan 6, 2002	@NYG	0
2001 Totals		0
Sep 8, 2002	ATL	0
Sep 15, 2002	@NO	0
Sep 22, 2002	@DET	0
Sep 29, 2002	CAR	0
Oct 7, 2002	@CHI	0
Oct 13, 2002	@NE	0
Oct 20, 2002	WAS	0
Nov 4, 2002	MIA	0
Nov 10, 2002	DET	0
Nov 17, 2002	@MIN	0
Nov 24, 2002	@TB	0
Dec 1, 2002	CHI	0
Dec 8, 2002	MIN	0
Dec 15, 2002	@SF	0
Dec 22, 2002	BUF	0
Dec 29, 2002	@NYJ	0
2002 Totals		0
Sep 7, 2003	MIN	0
Sep 14, 2003	DET	0
Sep 21, 2003	@ARI	0
Sep 29, 2003	@CHI	0
Oct 5, 2003	SEA	0
Oct 12, 2003	KC	0
Oct 19, 2003	@STL	0
Nov 2, 2003	@MIN	0
Nov 10, 2003	PHI	0
Nov 16, 2003	@TB	0
Nov 23, 2003	SF	0
Nov 27, 2003	@DET	0
Dec 7, 2003	CHI	0
Dec 14, 2003	@SD	0
Dec 22, 2003	@OAK	0
Dec 28, 2003	DEN	0
2003 Totals		0
Sep 13, 2004	@CAR	0
Sep 19, 2004	CHI	0
Sep 26, 2004	@IND	0
Oct 3, 2004	NYG	0
Oct 11, 2004	TEN	0
Oct 17, 2004	@DET	0
Oct 24, 2004	DAL	0
Oct 31, 2004	@WAS	0
Nov 14, 2004	MIN	0
Nov 21, 2004	@HOU	0
Nov 29, 2004	STL	0
Dec 5, 2004	@PHI	0
Dec 12, 2004	DET	0
Dec 19, 2004	JAC	0
Dec 24, 2004	@MIN	0
Jan 2, 2005	@CHI	0
2004 Totals		0
Sep 11, 2005	@DET	0
Sep 18, 2005	CLE	0
Sep 25, 2005	TB	0
Oct 3, 2005	@CAR	0
Oct 9, 2005	NO	0
Oct 23, 2005	@MIN	0
Oct 30, 2005	@CIN	0
Nov 6, 2005	PIT	0
Nov 13, 2005	@ATL	0
Nov 21, 2005	MIN	0
Nov 27, 2005	@PHI	0
Dec 4, 2005	@CHI	0
Dec 11, 2005	DET	0
Dec 19, 2005	@BAL	0
Dec 25, 2005	CHI	0
Jan 1, 2006	SEA	0
2005 Totals		0
Sep 10, 2006	CHI	0
Sep 17, 2006	NO	0
Sep 24, 2006	@DET	0
Oct 2, 2006	@PHI	0
Oct 8, 2006	STL	0
Oct 22, 2006	@MIA	0
Oct 29, 2006	ARI	0
Nov 5, 2006	@BUF	0
Nov 12, 2006	@MIN	0
Nov 19, 2006	NE	0
Nov 27, 2006	@SEA	0
Dec 3, 2006	NYJ	0
Dec 10, 2006	@SF	0
Dec 17, 2006	DET	0
Dec 21, 2006	MIN	0
Dec 31, 2006	@CHI	0
2006 Totals		0
Sep 9, 2007	PHI	0
Sep 16, 2007	@NYG	0
Sep 23, 2007	SD	0
Sep 30, 2007	@MIN	0
Oct 7, 2007	CHI	0
Oct 14, 2007	WAS	0
Oct 29, 2007	@DEN	0
Nov 4, 2007	@KC	0
Nov 11, 2007	MIN	0
Nov 18, 2007	CAR	0
Nov 22, 2007	@DET	0
Nov 29, 2007	@DAL	0
Dec 9, 2007	OAK	0
Dec 16, 2007	@STL	0
Dec 23, 2007	@CHI	0
Dec 30, 2007	DET	0
2007 Totals		0
Sep 8, 2008	MIN	0
Sep 14, 2008	@DET	0
Sep 21, 2008	DAL	0
Sep 28, 2008	@TB	0
Oct 5, 2008	ATL	0
Oct 12, 2008	@SEA	0
Oct 19, 2008	IND	0
Nov 2, 2008	@TEN	0
Nov 9, 2008	@MIN	0
Nov 16, 2008	CHI	0
Nov 24, 2008	@NO	0
Nov 30, 2008	CAR	0
Dec 7, 2008	HOU	0
Dec 14, 2008	@JAC	0
Dec 22, 2008	@CHI	0
Dec 28, 2008	DET	0
2008 Totals		0
Sep 13, 2009	CHI	0
Sep 20, 2009	CIN	0
Sep 27, 2009	@STL	0
Oct 5, 2009	@MIN	0
Oct 18, 2009	DET	0
Oct 25, 2009	@CLE	0
Nov 1, 2009	MIN	0
Nov 8, 2009	@TB	0
Nov 15, 2009	DAL	0
2009 Totals		0
Packers Totals		0

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