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
We've got some talented people in my family in regards to football, and we do it the right way.
When I'm lined up in the middle, it's a lot of freelancing and blitzing.
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 think everybody thinks they're an amazing singer, but I'm one of those guys who realizes where his limitations are, and it's definitely with singing and dancing.
I think that's one thing about the entertainment industry: Athletes want to be actors, and musicians want to be actors, so it all kind of mixes nice together.
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.
You let the hair down, and that's when the wild man comes out.
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.
I'm in lockdown mode as far as what I want to accomplish. I don't let anything else get in my way.
I interned at the NFL Network while I was in college, but I have not had an internship or another job other than football in a very long time.
During the season... fun, to me, is getting sacks, making tackles and winning games. It's not spending money, girls, or, you know, this and that.
You obviously want to start the season out with a big game and to follow it up by continuing to get better.
Quite honestly, I live in California in the off season. Going off to Green Bay is just like two different walks of life - I hunt, fish, practice with firearms. Back in California, it's spend time at the beach, go to the movies.
Fans, especially ours, demand championships. That's what we're striving for.