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IRVING, Texas -- Clearly, reliving the moment is not something Chad Clifton seems particularly interested in doing these days. The veteran left tackle would much rather live in the current moment, which happens to be with the Green Bay Packers at Super Bowl XLV this week. "I was injured. It was unfortunate. It got a lot of media attention," Clifton said. "I wish it hadn't happened, but hey, it's football."
Actually, it was violent, brutal, ugly and, yes, wickedly compelling football, complete with fiery sound bytes and a postgame altercation -- head coach vs. player -- the likes of which the NFL rarely sees.
So, at least this week, it's worth reliving.
"Oh yeah, I remember it. It was huge," said Packers guard Jason Spitz, at the time a high school lineman in Pensacola, Fla., who has watched the play on his cell phone via YouTube. "And it was dirty."
That's what everybody in green and gold thought, for sure, but the league ruled differently regarding the controversial hit on Clifton leveled by one of the most controversial (and dominant) defensive linemen of the last quarter-century.
Warren Sapp remembers, too.
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Source: http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2011/02/02/chad-clifton-thriving-years-after-warren-sapp-nearly-ended-his-c/
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