The Green Bay Packers released former Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford after one season.
The Green Bay Packers released quarterback Sean Clifford on Tuesday, as teams across the NFL made their final roster cuts to complete their 53-man rosters before the 2024 season. Clifford was among several former Penn State football players impacted on NFL cutdown day, though many will find places on practice squads.
Among the former Nittany Lions released Tuesday: veteran receiver Allen Robinson by the New York Giants, long-time safety Adrian Amos by the Jacksonville Jaguars, receiver KJ Hamler by the Buffalo Bills and cornerback Tariq Castro-Fields by the Washington Redskins. Clifford's release added another link to the chain between two former Penn State quarterbacks. In 2021, Will Levis transferred from Penn State to Kentucky, where he became a two-year starter and second-round draft pick of the Tennessee Titans in 2023. Levis then supplanted Malik Willis, the Titans' third-round draft pick in 2022, and became the team's starter last season.
Tennessee recently traded Willis to Green Bay, where he likely will be the backup to Jordan Love. That meant change for Clifford, who played in two games for the Packers last season. Clifford was philosophical about the move in a social-media post., who is entering his 11th NFL season. The Giants had signed Robinson in May after he played last season with the Los Angeles Rams. Robinson began his career with the Jaguars in 2014.career.
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