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Aaron Rodgers would like the Packers to sign Chad Clifton

Chad Clifton

FILE - In this Jan. 1, 2012, file photo, Green Bay Packers’ Chad Clifton lines up during the first half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Green Bay, Wis. Clifton played the first quarter in Sunday’s regular-season finale against the Lions, the first time he’d been on the field since October because of injuries. Clifton has some rust to shake off, but Packers coach Mike McCarthy says he will start in the playoffs. (AP Photo/Jim Prisching, File)

AP

The Packers are dealing with injuries on the offensive line, and quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a suggestion: Sign Chad Clifton.

Rodgers said on his ESPN Milwaukee radio show that he’d love to see Clifton, who played for the Packers from 2000 to 2011, sign with the Packers again right now.

“I love [Clifton]. I would never not want to see him up here. We’ve had a lot of fun together,” Rodgers said, via the Green Bay Press-Gazette. “I think if there’s any interest, then it’s worth looking into.”

That, however, is a big “if.” Clifton is 36 years old and has a long injury history, and when the Packers released him following a failed physical in April, it seemed like a permanent end to Clifton’s tenure in Green Bay. It’s not surprising that Rodgers would like to see one of his old friends back in the mix, but it’s probably not going to happen.