Entering his 13th NFL season, all with the Jets, Clifton has played 188 consecutive games (second-longest in team history)". was named the winner of the 1995 Ed Block Gourage Award and the Dennis Byrd Award (honoring the Jets' most inspirational player) as voted by his teammates".is 21 tackles shy of the 1,500 mark...has never missed a game because of injury dating back to junior high school.