Notebook: Starting Offensive Line Still Unknown

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As Head Coach Mike McCarthy said on Friday, the Packers have some options on the offensive line with veteran tackles Chad Clifton and Mark Tauscher both potentially available for the NFC North showdown with Minnesota, but who will start on Sunday is up in the air.

Clifton was a full participant in practice Friday for the first time since re-injuring his ankle in Week 6 vs. Detroit, and is listed as questionable for Sunday. He and rookie T.J. Lang, who started his first career game last Sunday at Cleveland, both took reps with the first offense during the jog-through portion of Friday's practice.

Whoever starts on Sunday, they will be matched up with one of the top pass rushers in the league in Jared Allen, who ranks fourth in the league with 7 sacks. Lang saw time at left tackle against Allen in the Week 4 matchup after left guard Daryn Colledge, sliding over for an injured Clifton, left the game with a knee injury.

"I think it helped a lot," Lang said. "I..

Source: Packers.com
 

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