Source - Green Bay Packers hire Aaron Rodgers favorite Tom Clements as QB coach

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Tom Clements, one of the coaches Aaron Rodgers has long credited for his development during his early days in the NFL, is coming out of retirement to return to the Packers as quarterbacks coach.

Clements verbally accepted the job on Thursday, a source told ESPN. The contract still has to be signed, but that is expected to be just a formality.

While there's the obvious connection to Rodgers, a source said Clements' arrival doesn't guarantee that the reigning NFL MVP will return to the Packers but rather is another move that the Packers hope will convince Rodgers to come back.

Clements was with the Packers from 2006-16. He was most recently the Cardinals quarterbacks coach but retired following the 2020 season. He did not coach between the end of his time with the Packers and joining the Cardinals in 2019 and also did not coach this past season.

The 68-year-old served as one of Rodgers' first position coaches in the NFL. He came to Green Bay in Rodgers' second season, when Mike McCarthy was hired as coach. Clements coached the position from 2006-11, presiding over Rodgers' Super Bowl season of 2010 and his first MVP season of 2011. He became offensive coordinator in 2012. When McCarthy gave up play calling in 2015, he turned that job over to Clements and named him associate head coach. However, McCarthy took play-call duties back later that season. Clements remained on the staff for one more season.

Even though it's been more than five years since he worked with Clements, Rodgers still regularly brings him up when he talks about the keys to playing the position. It happened most recently in January during the week leading up to the Packers' playoff game against the 49ers.

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