CLAY MATTHEWSMatthews, William Clay, IIIHeight: 6-3 Weight: 254 Born: May 14, 1986 Los Angeles, CA High School: Agoura (Agoura Hills, CA) |
| Year | College | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Southern California | Redshirted |
| 2005 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2006 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2007 | Southern California | Lettered |
| 2008 | Southern California | Lettered |
| Draft: 1st round (26th overall) 2009 Green Bay Packers |
| Relatives: Son of Clay Matthews; grandson of Clay Matthews |
| NFL Game Logs |
| NFL Playoff Statistics |
| Roster Key • Stat Key |
| YEAR TEAM | NO | POS | GP | GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 52 | ROLB-BLB | 16 | 13 |
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 52 | LOLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 52 | LOLB | 15 | 15 |
| 2012 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2012 GB NFL | 52 | ROLB | 12 | 12 |
| 2013 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2013 GB NFL | 52 | ROLB | 11 | 11 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 52 | MLB-LOLB-ROLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 52 | MLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2016 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2016 GB NFL | 52 | ROLB-RILB | 12 | 9 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2017 GB NFL | 52 | LOLB | 14 | 14 |
| 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL | 52 | LOLB | 16 | 16 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL | 52 | SLB | 13 | 13 |
| 11 Years (NFL)11 Years NFL | 156 | 150 |
| Transaction | Date | Team |
|---|---|---|
| Draft | 4/25/2009 | 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL |
| Signed | 7/30/2009 | 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL |
| Unrestricted Free Agent | 3/13/2019 | 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL |
| Signed | 3/21/2019 | 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL |
| Released | 3/19/2020 | 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL |
| SNAP COUNTS | TOTAL | OFF | OFF% | DEF | DEF% | ST | ST% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2012 GB NFL | 734 | 0 | 0.0 | 727 | 66.8 | 7 | 1.5 |
| 2013 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2013 GB NFL | 583 | 0 | 0.0 | 559 | 53.2 | 24 | 4.9 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 967 | 0 | 0.0 | 898 | 82.2 | 69 | 15.4 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 1083 | 0 | 0.0 | 1020 | 97.1 | 63 | 13.9 |
| 2016 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2016 GB NFL | 507 | 0 | 0.0 | 479 | 46.4 | 28 | 6.3 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2017 GB NFL | 693 | 0 | 0.0 | 659 | 62.4 | 34 | 8.0 |
| 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL | 761 | 0 | 0.0 | 756 | 71.1 | 5 | 1.1 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL | 623 | 0 | 0.0 | 620 | 55.5 | 3 | 0.6 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 5951 | 0 | 5718 | 233 |
| SCORING | TD | X1 | X1A | X1% | X2 | X2A | DX | FG | FGA | FG% | S | SAF | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 6 | ||
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 18 |
| INTERCEPTIONS | NO | YDS | AVG | LG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 1 | 62 | 62.0 | 62t | 1 |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 3 | 47 | 15.7 | 38t | 1 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 1 | 40 | 40.0 | 40 | 0 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 1 | 42 | 42.0 | 42 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 6 | 191 | 31.8 | 62t | 2 |
| SACKS | NO | YDS |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 10.0 | 63.0 |
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 13.5 | 93.5 |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 6.0 | 29.0 |
| 2012 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2012 GB NFL | 13.0 | 83.5 |
| 2013 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2013 GB NFL | 7.5 | 50.5 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 11.0 | 58.0 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 6.5 | 40.5 |
| 2016 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2016 GB NFL | 5.0 | 35.0 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2017 GB NFL | 8.5 | 61.0 |
| 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL | 3.5 | 25.5 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL | 8.0 | 41.0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 92.5 | 580.5 |
| FUMBLES | NO | LOST | OWN | OPP | REC | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 46 | 1 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2017 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 63 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 109 | 1 |
| DEFENSE | TKL | DEF | ST | MT | QH | TFL | FF | PD | BL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 51 | 50 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 17 | 1 | 7 | 0 |
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 60 | 60 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 50 | 50 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
| 2012 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2012 GB NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2013 GB NFL | 41 | 41 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 61 | 61 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 66 | 66 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2016 GB NFL | 24 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2017 GB NFL | 44 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL | 43 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL | 37 | 37 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 520 | 519 | 1 | 0 | 200 | 128 | 17 | 44 | 0 |
| PENALTIES | Called | Declined | Accepted | Yards | Nullified Yards | First Downs | Stalled Drives |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2009 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2010 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2010 GB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2011 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2012 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2012 GB NFL | 4 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2013 GB NFL | 4 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2014 GB NFL | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2015 GB NFL | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2016 GB NFL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 Green Bay Packers2017 GB NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2018 Green Bay Packers (NFL)2018 GB NFL | 4 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 2019 Los Angeles Rams (NFL)2019 LARM NFL | 3 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Career Totals (NFL)Career Totals NFL | 33 | 6 | 27 | 244 | 0 | 17 | 0 |
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