Chad Clifton was essentially the savior of the Packers last season. In games he started, the Packers were 7-1 and gave up 13 sacks and in games he did not start, the Packers were 4-4 and gave up 37 sacks. That being said, why would you give this guy 20 million over three years. He turns 34 in June and he has a recent history of injuries. I would have given him at the very most a two year deal, for about 12 million, knowing that there probably won’t not be a lot of teams out there willing to go much more than that, especially when you consider after the Jaguars gave similar money last year to Tra Thomas, who was in a similar point in his career. And if he signed somewhere, else, the worst case was that I’d have to start the left tackle I draft in the first 2 rounds sooner than expected. The Packers still need to draft a left tackle, maybe not as urgently, but it’s still a need. Clifton is old and injury prone and there is almost no depth behind him. All that being said, I can’t hate on them too much for this move, considering how important Clifton is to the team.

Grade: C+