Posts tagged Clay Matthews
Clay Matthews Lays The Smackdown
Feb 9th
Yeah, I know smack down is two words, but we’re talking about the WWE version here. That’s right. Professional wrestling. WWE Smackdown. I can’t say I know much about professional wrestling or the WWE these days. I come from a day when professional wrestlers were men — when the Macho Man dropped the elbow from [...]
Troy Polamalu Says Troy Polamalu Didn’t Deserve DPOY Award
Feb 1st
Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu won the NFL Defensive Player of the Year award by two votes over Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, but Polamalu says he doesn’t deserve the award. After he won the award, Polamalu turned to Twitter with these words. Thanks for the congrats. @jharrison9292 @ClayMatthews52 Ed Reed Julius Peppers way [...]
Matthews Is NOT Defensive Player Of The Year
Jan 31st
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews finished second to Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu in the NFL Defensive Player of the Year vote. The award, voted on by the Associated Press, is the NFL’s official award. Early reports from Brad Biggs of the Chicago Tribune, Bob Glauber of Newsday and your own Green Bay [...]
Matthews Gets His Hair Deal
Jan 26th
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews has been talking about getting a hair deal since Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu started popping up in those Head & Shoulders commercials. He finally got his wish. Matthews’ long blond mane is now the spokeshair for Suave. Ryan Williams of Athletes First, Matthews’ marketing agent, said the deal included media appearances [...]
Packers Have Three All-Pros
Jan 24th
Three members of the Green Bay Packers were named to the All-Pro team. Clay Matthews made the first team and Charles Woodson and Nick Collins made second team. The full squad is as follows. Offense QB: Tom Brady, New England RB: Jamaal Charles, Kansas City; Arian Foster, Houston FB: Vonta Leach, Houston TE: Jason Witten, [...]
Matthews Picks Up Another Defensive MVP
Jan 18th
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews has been named defensive MVP by the Professional Football Writers of America and Pro Football Weekly. The two organizations worked together to choose All-NFL and All-Rookie teams, as well as select MVPs, coach of the year, etc. The Associated Press hands out the official NFL Defensive Player of [...]
Matthews Is Sporting News Defensive Player Of The Year
Jan 12th
Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews has been tabbed the defensive player of the year by The Sporting News. Whether that transfers over to the “real” award, which is voted on by the Associated Press, remains to be seen, but Matthews will have some real competition from Pittsburgh Steelers safety Troy Polamalu. That being [...]
Who Is The Defensive Player Of The Year?
Jan 6th
There was a point in the season when everyone thought the answer to the question was a foregone conclusion. Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews. Then, a series of injuries and near constant double and triple teams started to slow Matthews. That isn’t to say his presence wasn’t felt. Matthews opens things up for his [...]
Five Packers Make Pro Bowl; Rodgers Not One Of Them
Dec 28th
Five members of the Green Bay Packers made the Pro Bowl. Despite appearing in the NFL’s Pro Bowl ad, quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not one of them. The Packers who will make the trip to Hawaii are receiver Greg Jennings, tackle Chad Clifton, linebacker Clay Matthews, cornerback Charles Woodson and safety Nick Collins. Collins, Woodson [...]
Clay Matthews Is Back
Dec 23rd
Although he hasn’t missed a game because of it, Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews hasn’t been through a full practice since October because of a shin injury. That changed Wednesday, when Matthews participated in 11-on-11 drills in full pads for the first time since before the Jets game. Since the Jets game, which is [...]
Erin Andrews Was Super Excited To Be In Green Bay
Dec 17th
It’s true. The Sideline Princess was in Green Bay yesterday and you missed her. Erin Andrews visited Lambeau Field on Thursday to interview one Clay Matthews for some reason or another. She seemed pretty happy about the whole thing. Just look at that smile! She looks like a school girl meeting Justin Bieber. Kind of [...]
Walden Likely To Start At Outside Linebacker
Dec 15th
With Frank Zombo ruled out for Sunday’s game, the Green Bay Packers will turn to Erik Walden to start at outside linebacker. Walden was waived by the Miami Dolphins earlier this season and the Packers signed him on Oct. 27. The Packers are Walden’s third team in three NFL seasons. He’s never started an NFL [...]
Matthews Has Shin Injury
Dec 11th
Although Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said injuries weren’t slowing him down earlier this week, that may not be the case. On Friday, it was revealed Matthews has a shin injury that is getting progressively worse. The injury won’t heal until the offseason, when Matthews will be able to rest it. “It’s constant, I’ll [...]
Matthews Discusses Recent Drop In Production
Dec 9th
Perhaps it isn’t quite accurate to say Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews’ production has dropped. His sack numbers have dropped, for sure. He’s now second in the league with 11.5 sacks — Miami’s Cameron Wake has 12 — after leading the league for most of the season and he hasn’t recorded a sack the [...]
Clay Matthews Should Have A Field Day On Sunday
Dec 4th
The San Francisco 49ers clearly intend on throwing any and everyone they have at Green Bay Packers outside linebacker Clay Matthews, on Sunday. Matthews and his league-leading 11.5 sacks will be lined up across from rookie right tackle Anthony Davis. Granted, Davis was a first-round pick this season, but he’s struggled in every game with [...]
Predictions: Packers vs. Falcons
Nov 27th
Shawn: I’ve said all year the Green Bay Packers would win this week’s game, and if anything, I believe even more strongly in that prediction now. The Atlanta Falcons are 8-2, sure. Everyone seems to have forgotten that they beat the Saints after Garrett Hartley missed two easy field goals that would have won the [...]
Stick A Fork In The Minnesota Vikings
Nov 21st
I think we can all agree, thanks to the Green Bay Packers, we can stick a fork in the Minnesota Vikings. They’re dead. Their season is officially over after the Packers thoroughly dominated them and old man Brett Favre in a 31-3 victory at the Metrodome. None of us thought it would be as easy [...]
Clay Matthews: Don’t Touch The Hair
Nov 18th
Oh, wait. It was Tony Manero who uttered, “Don’t touch the hair!” Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews may be saying it next, though. We first heard about Matthews’ desire for some sort of hair-related endorsement deal prior to the Packers thrashing of the Dallas Cowboys in an interview with Bob Costas. At the time, [...]
Matthews Named Defensive Player Of The Week… Again
Nov 10th
This shouldn’t come as much of a surprise, but Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has been named the NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Dallas Cowboys. This is the second time Matthews has won the award, this season. He also has a defensive player of the month award to [...]
Midseason Awards: Total Packers Edition
Nov 5th
We gave you the midseason awards: other people’s edition yesterday and we also told you what we thought about midseason awards. The best word to summarize would be this one: indifference. However, we promised you our midseason awards at some point, and here they are. The difference between our midseason awards and other people’s are [...]