GREEN BAY – Chad Clifton figured it was all a big joke when his phone rang this past January.
Allegedly, it was the Packers Hall of Fame calling to inform the two-time Pro Bowl left tackle that he’d been selected for induction, but Clifton had his doubts.
“Mark Tauscher put you guys up to this, didn’t he?” asked Clifton, suspecting that it was his old running mate on the Packers’ offensive line. “Who is this, really?”
No, it really was the Hall of Fame summoning the 12-year veteran to join the realm of the greatest players in franchise history.