Clay Matthews III
 Matthews III with the Green Bay Packers in 2012 | |||||||||||||||
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| Position: | Outside linebacker | ||||||||||||||
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| Born: | May 14, 1986 Los Angeles, California | ||||||||||||||
| Height: | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||
| Weight: | 255 lb (116 kg) | ||||||||||||||
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| High school: | Agoura (Agoura Hills, California) | ||||||||||||||
| College: | USC | ||||||||||||||
| NFL Draft: | 2009 / Round: 1 / Pick: 26 | ||||||||||||||
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William Clay Matthews III (born May 14, 1986 in Northridge, California) is an American former football outside linebacker. He played eleven seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the Green Bay Packers and Los Angeles Rams. During his time with the Packers, Matthews helped them win Super Bowl XLV.
Matthews was drafted out of the University of Southern California by the Green Bay Packers with the 26th pick in the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft. Matthews is the son of former NFL player Clay Matthews, Jr. and his uncle is Bruce Matthews who also played in the NFL.
On September 27, 2022, Matthews announced that he was retiring from playing professional football.[1]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Clay Matthews says he had hoped to finish his career with the Green Bay Packers". ESPN. Retrieved September 12, 2023.
Other websites
[change | change source]- Clay Matthews' Official website Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine
- Clay Matthews' profile at nfl.com Archived 2012-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
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