Clay Matthews III
Clay Matthews III
William Clay Matthews IIIis an American football linebacker for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League. After attending Agoura High School in Agoura Hills, California, Matthews was a walk-on student athlete at the University of Southern California for the USC Trojans football team under head coach Pete Carroll. At USC, Matthews was a standout special teams player, winning three consecutive Special Teams Player of the Year awards from 2006 to 2008; he also played reserve outside linebacker. In...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAthlete
Date of Birth14 May 1986
CountryUnited States of America
I feel like I've always been doubted or slighted. Let's be honest. When you're a walk-on, you don't start for a No. 1 team, a national championship contender. You just don't. A walk-on is a guy who plays scout team, who's just happy to be on the team.
For the longest time, it's always been Aaron Rodgers and the offense. It's nice to have a little notoriety on defense.
I know Packers fans are invested in the team - even more so than the rest of the country.
I was blessed with blonde hair and a baby face - well, I don't know if you'd call that blessed - I don't even remember when I started shaving.
Physically, you never get used to the cold. It's cold! If it's cold, it's cold! And you go out there, and your body feels it, but I think mentally, living in it, it's not such a shock to you.
I don't just want to go out there and do my job - I want to excel at it. I hold myself to a high standard. I expect to make plays that alter the game, and if I don't, I hold myself accountable.
We put a lot of pride into our work, and to have it show on Sundays is a testament to all the work we've put in.
When I'm lined up in the middle, it's a lot of freelancing and blitzing.