GREEN BAY, Wis. - Tom Clements hasn't lost his deadpan delivery. When asked what brought him back to Green Bay, the once-retired quarterbacks coach gave a one-word answer. "Delta," he said, referring to one of the airlines that services Austin Straubel International Airport.
In fact, the real answer was two words: Aaron Rodgers.
When the Packers lost quarterbacks coach Luke Getsy, who became the Chicago Bears offensive coordinator this offseason, Rodgers began his efforts to talk his old coach out of retirement and eventually connected him with coach Matt LaFleur.
"It was after the season that Aaron contacted me," said Clements, whose first stint with the Packers went from 2006-16.