Clay Matthews III
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Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||
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High school: | Agoura (Agoura Hills, California) | ||||||||||||
College: | USC (2004–2008) | ||||||||||||
NFL draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||||
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William Clay Matthews III (born May 14, 1986) is an American former professional football player who was a linebacker in the National Football League (NFL). The six-time Pro Bowl selection and two-time All-Pro played primarily with the Green Bay Packers. He is the all-time official sack leader for the Green Bay Packers.[1]
After attending
Matthews was considered a top prospect for the 2009 NFL Draft. He was ultimately selected by the
A member of the Matthews family of football players, he is the brother of former NFL linebacker Casey Matthews, the son of former NFL linebacker Clay Matthews Jr., and the nephew of Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews.
Early life
Matthews was born in the Northridge section of Los Angeles,[1] the son of Leslie and Clay Matthews Jr., a professional football player. The family has a history of professional football players. Matthews's grandfather was Clay Matthews Sr. His brother is linebacker Casey Matthews, and his uncle is Bruce Matthews. He also has cousins involved in football: Kevin Matthews, Jake Matthews, and Mike Matthews. His two older brothers, Kyle and Brian, both members of National Championship teams during their time with USC Trojans football, are currently in the real estate business in Tennessee and Ohio, respectively. His sister, Jennifer is often featured on NFL Network where she discusses fantasy football.
Matthews attended
College career
Matthews attended the University of Southern California and played for the Trojans from 2004 to 2008 under
During the off season, Matthews committed to weight training and conditioning programs to gain size and improve his performance level and stamina. At the beginning of the
Matthews was one of 12 senior USC football players, including the four linebackers Cushing, Maiava, Matthews, and Maualuga, invited to the 2009 NFL Scouting Combine.[7] Matthews, Maualuga and Cushing, were featured on the cover of Sports Illustrated's 2009 NFL Draft Preview magazine, as all three were regarded by it as potential first-round selections.[8] He was inducted into the Senior Bowl Hall of Fame on June 25, 2023.[9]
Professional career
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Green Bay Packers
On August 7, 2008, the Green Bay Packers traded Brett Favre to the New York Jets for what would become the Jets' third-round draft pick (83rd overall) in the 2009 NFL draft.[12]
On draft day, April 25, 2009, the Packers traded their second-round pick (41st overall, Darius Butler), their third-round pick (73rd overall, Derek Cox, Jacksonville Jaguars), and the 83rd overall pick acquired for Favre (Brandon Tate) to the New England Patriots for a first-round pick (26th overall) and a fifth-round pick (162nd overall, Jamon Meredith) in that year's draft.
The Packers used the first-round pick obtained from the Patriots to acquire Matthews with the 26th overall selection in the 2009 NFL Draft.[13]
Kevin Greene, the former All-Pro linebacker who is third on the all-time sack list with 160 (most ever by a linebacker), was hired by Dom Capers in 2009 to coach the outside linebacker position. He saw a lot of himself in Matthews, but feared the Packers would not be able to draft him. Analysts were shocked when the Packers traded up for Matthews,[14] whom they did not regard as a first-round draft prospect due to his limited playing experience at USC (only starting the final ten games of his senior season.) Greene later stated that Matthews has a "set of skills that I have not seen in an outside linebacker. Clay has a set of skills that I didn't have. He has another gear I didn't have. He's better than Kevin Greene was."[15]
2009
Matthews scored his first career touchdown during a Monday Night Football game on October 5, 2009, against the Minnesota Vikings when he stripped the ball from running back Adrian Peterson and ran the ball back for a touchdown.[16][17]
In Week 10 against the Dallas Cowboys, Matthews had another outstanding game: recording one tackle, recovering two fumbles forced by cornerback Charles Woodson, and sacking Dallas quarterback Tony Romo to make him a nominee again for the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. For the second time in as many nominations, he was voted Rookie of the Week for week 10.[18]
In Week 12 against the Detroit Lions, he made three tackles, assisted on two more, and sacked Daunte Culpepper twice. He was nominated for and won the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week award for his performance.[18]
Matthews had arguably the best game in his young career in Week 13 when he was awarded the NFC Defensive Player of the Week award. Matthews had six tackles, two sacks and a forced fumble in the Packers' 27–14 win over the Baltimore Ravens.[19]
In the Packers' December 13, 2009, contest against the
He was added to the 2010 Pro Bowl NFC squad, replacing Lance Briggs.[23] He was the first Packers' rookie to earn a Pro Bowl selection since wide receiver James Lofton in 1978.
Matthews recorded 51 tackles, 10 sacks, seven pass deflections, three fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble in his rookie season.[24] He played in all 16 games, starting at ROLB in 13 of them. He led the Packers in QB pressures, with 45.5. He finished third for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year, losing to his former USC teammate Brian Cushing. He was named NFC Defensive Rookie of the Year and set the Packer record for most sacks in a season by a rookie, with 10.0.
2010
Matthews took a different approach to the game in the 2010 season. After seeing him double-teamed and constantly chipped by running backs in the NFC wild card game against the
He set the Packers' record for most sacks in a single postseason with 3.5. In the Super Bowl, won by the Packers over the
2011
Matthews finished the 2011 season with 50 tackles, and a career low six sacks despite playing 15 of the 16 games.[31] He led the Packers in quarterback pressures for the third straight season, with 53.5. Although some of his numbers plummeted from the previous season, he improved in other aspects of his game. He recorded a career-high three interceptions, nine pass deflections, and three forced fumbles. He also recorded his third career defensive touchdown by picking off Eli Manning for a pick-six. Matthews played almost exclusively at the LOLB position, not roaming around the field like he did the previous season due to the struggling defense. Matthews did not play a single snap at the ROLB position until Week 11 and finished the entire season with only seven rushes from the ROLB spot. Matthews claimed he had his best overall season despite the low numbers. The Packers struggled to find pass pressure from the side opposite of Matthews and the loss of defensive end Cullen Jenkins due to free agency and safety Nick Collins due to a career-ending neck injury, placed the Packers last in total defense despite leading the league in interceptions, with 31. Linebacker coach Kevin Greene stated that he has never seen a pass rusher get double teamed as much as Clay had that season. The defensive line struggled, finishing the season with six total sacks after recording 18 the year before. Matthews was named to his third-straight Pro Bowl as a starter.[32] He was ranked 27th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012.[33]
2012
Heading into the 2012 season, the defense needed to improve. Finishing with the 32nd-ranked defense in the NFL was described by Matthews as "unacceptable". The Packers picked six straight defensive players in the draft, including Matthews's former teammate, Nick Perry, out of USC. Because of Perry's larger size (10 pounds heavier) and not being accustomed to playing pass coverage, he was put at the LOLB position, and Matthews was moved back to the ROLB position he played at in his rookie year. The Packers hoped that by drafting Perry, as well as Michigan State DE Jerel Worthy and Iowa DE Mike Daniels, opposing teams would no longer be able to consistently double-team Matthews, allowing pressure to open up on all sides.
Prior to the 2012 season,
In the off-season, Matthews became the highest-paid linebacker in NFL history when the Packers and he made a deal worth $66 million over the next five seasons.[38]
2013
Playing in only 11 games during the 2013 season, Matthews recorded 41 tackles (26 solo), a team-high 7.5 sacks, and three forced fumbles. During the Packers' Week 5 matchup with the Detroit Lions on October 6, 2013, Matthews broke his right thumb and missed the next four games. On November 10, in a game at home against the Philadelphia Eagles, he returned to the playing field, donning a large "club" cast over his entire right hand. Without the ability to use his fingers to grab or apply pressure or leverage, Matthews was left to be fairly ineffective during this game.[39] The following week, he returned to the field with a less restrictive device that allowed his fingers to remain free. The device seemed to improve his performance the following week. After completing only two tackles (one solo) with no sacks, stuffs, hits, or hurries on the quarterback against the Philadelphia Eagles, in the Packers' Week 11 match-up against the New York Giants the following week, Matthews had four tackles, including a sack with the less restrictive device.[40] After the Giants game, Matthews went on to accumulate 4.5 more sacks and 17 tackles (10 solo) over the next five weeks.[41] In Week 16, during the second to last game of the regular season against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Matthews refractured his thumb sacking Ben Roethlisberger and was out for the remainder of the season.[42] He was ranked 77th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.[43]
2014
Prior to the 2014 season, the Packers signed veteran free agent Julius Peppers to bring an additional pass rush to help Matthews. After a Week 8 loss to the New Orleans Saints, where the Packers defense gave up almost 500 yards of offense, including 172 yards rushing from Mark Ingram, Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers and head coach Mike McCarthy decided to alter Matthews's position, alternating him between outside linebacker and middle linebacker during games, depending on the play call. The move paid huge dividends for both Matthews and the Packers defense, as the defense improved drastically over the final eight games of the season. After spending the first half of the season ranked near the bottom in the league in defense, the Packers finished the season ranked a respectable 14th in the NFL in total defense. Matthews's sack numbers also increased in the second half of the season. After only getting 2.5 sacks in the first eight games, Matthews had 8.5 sacks in the final eight games, including back-to-back two-sack games against the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Matthews finished the season with 11 sacks, 9 passes defended, one interception (his first since 2011), and two forced fumbles.[44] For the first time in his NFL career, Matthews started every game during the regular season. He was ranked 51st by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.[45]
2015
Matthews helped lead his team to the NFC Divisional Round playoff game against the Arizona Cardinals, a game that it lost 26–20 in overtime. Matthews made comments that the Packers should have touched the ball in overtime and "go to college rules".[46] He was ranked 57th on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.[47]
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Every Friday during the football season, Matthews appeared on Wisconsin's Afternoon News with John Mercure on Newsradio 620 WTMJ to discuss football.
2016
In the 2016 season, Matthews appeared in 12 games and started nine. He recorded 24 tackles, of which 20 were solo, five sacks, and one forced fumble.[50] Despite posting a career-low in tackles and sacks, Matthews was ranked 82nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.[51]
2017
On September 28, 2017, during the Week 4 game against the Chicago Bears, Matthews became the Packers' all-time sacks leader when he sacked the Bears' quarterback Mike Glennon.[52] On December 10, 2017, during a game against the Cleveland Browns, Matthews recorded a key quarterback pressure in overtime. This pressure resulted in an interception to secure a victory for the Packers. Before and after the game, Matthews donned a Clay Matthews Jr. Browns #57 jersey as an homage to his father. Matthews finished the 2017 season with 7.5 total sacks and 3 pass deflections. Matthews was double-teamed for most of the season, finishing with 39 total tackles. Matthews forced a fumble and recovered a fumble as well.[53]
2018
On June 2, 2018, Matthews, who was pitching to Packers offensive lineman
On October 15, 2018, Matthews recorded his last sack at Lambeau Field. Against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football, with 3:52 remaining in the 4th quarter, on a 3rd & 10 play from the SF 23, Matthews brought down C. J. Beathard at the SF 11 for a key loss of -12 yards.
After the conclusion of the 2018 season, Matthews became an unrestricted free agent.[58]
Los Angeles Rams
2019
On March 19, 2019, Matthews signed a two-year contract with the Los Angeles Rams.[59]
Matthews made his debut with the Rams in Week 1 against the Carolina Panthers, making three tackles and sacking Cam Newton once as the Rams won 30–27.[60] In Week 2 against the New Orleans Saints, Matthews recorded another sack against Teddy Bridgewater as the Rams won 27–9.[61] In Week 3 against the Cleveland Browns, Matthews sacked Baker Mayfield twice in the 20–13 win.[62] In Week 5, after the Rams' 30–29 loss to the Seattle Seahawks, it was announced that Matthews suffered a broken jaw and would undergo surgery.[63][64] He ended up missing three games, finishing the season with 13 starts.
In the offseason, on March 19, 2020, Matthews was released by the Rams.[65][66] He did not play during the 2020 season.
On September 10, 2020, the Denver Broncos reached out to Matthews in hopes to negotiate a contract, but both sides could not reach an agreement.[67]
Retirement
After two seasons out of football, Matthews announced his retirement on September 27, 2022. Matthews had stated he "wished he could've finished his career in Green Bay", the team that drafted him and he had won a Super Bowl with in 2011.[68][69] On November 15, 2023, it was announced Matthews alongside Aaron Kampman would be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame on August 29, 2024.[70]
NFL career statistics
Legend | |
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Won the Super Bowl | |
Bold | Career high |
Regular season
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | Interceptions | Fumbles | ||||||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | Int | Yds | Avg | Lng | TD | PD | FF | FR | ||
2009 | GB | 16 | 13 | 51 | 37 | 14 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 3 |
2010 | GB | 15 | 15 | 60 | 54 | 6 | 13.5 | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
2011 | GB | 15 | 15 | 50 | 37 | 13 | 6.0 | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 38 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 0 |
2012 | GB | 12 | 12 | 43 | 32 | 11 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2013 | GB | 11 | 11 | 41 | 26 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
2014 | GB | 16 | 16 | 61 | 54 | 16 | 11.0 | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
2015 | GB | 16 | 16 | 66 | 49 | 17 | 6.5 | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
2016 | GB | 12 | 9 | 24 | 20 | 4 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
2017 | GB | 14 | 14 | 43 | 27 | 16 | 7.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
2018 | GB | 16 | 16 | 43 | 29 | 14 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
2019 | LAR | 13 | 13 | 37 | 27 | 10 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
Career | 156 | 150 | 519 | 383 | 136 | 91.5 | 6 | 191 | 31.8 | 62 | 2 | 43 | 17 | 5 | |
Source: NFL.com |
Postseason
Year | Team | Games | Tackles | ||||||
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GP | GS | Cmb | Solo | Ast | Sck | ||||
2009 | GB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1.0 | ||
2010 | GB | 4 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 2 | 3.5 | ||
2011 | GB | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
2012 | GB | 2 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 3.0 | ||
2014 | GB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1.0 | ||
2015 | GB | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 1.5 | ||
2016 | GB | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.0 | ||
Total | 15 | 15 | 58 | 45 | 13 | 11.0 | |||
Source: pro-football-reference.com |
Personal life
For charity, Matthews agreed to model and test a
Non-sports media appearances
Matthews made an appearance on the February 8, 2011, of
Matthews and his former Packers teammates
In 2018, Matthews was featured along with his wife Casey on Tanked. In their aforementioned Calabasas, California estate, an 800 gallon aquarium was installed in his home library, next to his framed uniform worn in Super Bowl XLV.
Main commercial sponsorships for Matthews during his NFL career included:
Notes
- 1.^ Willie Davis has 99.5 vs Clay Matthews' 83.5 sacks, according to unofficial (pre-1982 season) stats.[78]
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External links
- Career statistics and player information from
- Official website
- USC Trojans bio