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Packers Consider Reunion with QB Sean Clifford Beat Out in 2023 Amid QB3 Flux

GREEN BAY, Wis. — August 2025 — With Jordan Love easing back from a left-thumb procedure and the back end of the depth chart still in motion, the Green Bay Packers are exploring a reunion with Alex McGough — the veteran quarterback beaten out by then-rookie Sean Clifford for a 53-man spot in 2023. Today, the room reads Love / Malik Willis / Clifford / Taylor Elgersma, but the staff continues to evaluate the QB3/QB4 lane as camp compresses. 

McGough’s case is simple: he already knows the building. After winning USFL MVP and signing with Green Bay in 2023, he landed on the practice squad when Clifford claimed the roster job, then transitioned to wide receiver in 2024 before an injury settlement and a late-season PS return. A short-notice workout would cost little and could stabilize installs while Love ramps and the staff gauges Elgersma’s curve. 

McGough’s perspective:
“Getting beat out in ’23 wasn’t easy to swallow. But seeing what Sean’s done since, you tip your cap. This time I’m back — wearing the green and gold — to compete and keep pushing. And just so he knows, I’m grinding every day to settle an old score with myself.”

After the remarks, McGough would head straight into refresh mode — verbiage, protections, and timing in Green Bay’s motion-heavy West Coast menu — while the staff scripts backed-up, two-minute, and play-action periods to check rhythm and decision-making. Internally, there are no promises attached to any reunion; the mandate is simple: raise the floor, keep practice clean, and be ready if called.

For the Packers, this isn’t about rewriting 2023. It’s about earning 2025. If McGough steadies the day-to-day and keeps the operation on schedule, he’ll give himself a real shot at the QB3 seat — or a protected practice-squad role when the 53 locks. Either way, in Titletown the standard doesn’t change: show up, stack good days, and honor the green and gold.

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