Sean Clifford

A Cincinnati native who compiled a noteworthy high school career at local St. Xavier, Clifford joined the Bengals' practice squad in September 2025 ... He originally was a college free agent signee of Green Bay in 2023 and spent his rookie season on the Packers' active roster, before spending the entire '24 campaign on their practice squad ... He was a three-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention pick while at Penn State, where he finished his career with school records for passing attempts (1356), completions (833), completion percentage (61.4), passing yards (10,661), TD passes (86) and wins as a starting QB (32) ... Led St. Xavier to Division I Ohio State Championship title as a senior in 2016.

A Cincinnati native who compiled a noteworthy high school career at local St. Xavier, Clifford joined the Bengals' practice squad in September 2025 ... He originally was a college free agent signee of Green Bay in 2023 and spent his rookie season on the Packers' active roster, before spending the entire '24 campaign on their practice squad ... He was a three-time All-Big Ten Honorable Mention pick while at Penn State, where he finished his career with school records for passing attempts (1356), completions (833), completion percentage (61.4), passing yards (10,661), TD passes (86) and wins as a starting QB (32) ... Led St. Xavier to Division I Ohio State Championship title as a senior in 2016.

Career transactions: Signed with Green Bay as college free agent on 4-29-23 ... Waived by Packers on 8-27-24 ... Signed to Packers practice squad on 8-28-24 ... Signed to Packers roster on 1-11-25 ... Waived by Packers on 8-26-25 ... Signed to Cincinnati practice squad on 9-16-25 ... Signed to Bengals roster on 10-31-25 ... Waived by Bengals on 11-24-25 ... Signed to Bengals practice squad on 11-25-25 ... Signed to Bengals roster (Reserve/Future) on 1-5-26.

Pro career:

2023—Played in two games as a rookie for Green Bay ... Active/DNP in 15 games ... Made NFL debut on Sept. 10 at Chicago, taking final five offensive snaps late in fourth quarter of Packers win ... Entered game late in fourth quarter on Dec. 31 at Minnesota and completed first career passing attempt for 37 yards to WR Bo Melton ... Played three offensive snaps in postseason debut, entering late in fourth quarter of NFC Wild Card Playoff on Jan. 14 at Dallas.

2024—Spent regular season and postseason on Green Bay's practice squad ... Elevated from practice squad to active roster for two games (Games 2-3), but did not see action.

2025—Spent 12 games on Cincinnati's practice squad ... Signed to active roster off practice squad on Oct. 31, and was inactive for three games as emergency third QB ... Was not with NFL team for first two weeks of season, then signed to Bengals' practice squad on Sept. 16 ... Played in all three preseason games for Green Bay, completing nine of 17 passes for 44 yards.

College: Played five seasons (2018-22) at Penn State ... Redshirted as a true freshman in 2017 ... Finished career with school career records for passing attempts (1356), completions (833), completion percentage (61.4), passing yards (10,661), TD passes (86) and wins as a starting QB (32) ... His 86 TD passes ranked fourth in Big Ten Conference history, and his passing yards ranked fifth ... Earned All-Big Ten Honorable Mention in 2019, '21 and '22 ... In 2022, was 225-of-351 passing for 2822 yards and 24 TDs (fourth-most in school history).

High school/personal: Hometown is Cincinnati ... Attended St. Xavier High School, where he was the first player in school history to be a two-time team captain ... Led Bombers to Division I Ohio State Championship title as a senior in 2016 ... Invited to Under Armour All-American Game and Army All-American Game ... Earned first-team all-state honors in senior season, when he completed 123 of 216 passes for 1426 yards and nine TDs, and rushed 152 times for 571 yards and 12 TDs ... Also lettered in basketball as a freshman and track and field as a junior ... Brother, Liam Clifford, played WR at Penn State ... Graduated from Penn State with degree in advertising and public relations.

NOTE ABOUT NFL EXPERIENCE: Clifford did not earn an accrued year of experience toward NFL free agency in 2024 or '25.

Last Updated July 2026