Clay Matthews navigates fresh start with Rams, sans tanClay Matthews, linebacker for the Los Angeles Rams.
After 10 seasons, a Super Bowl title and six Pro Bowl appearances as a member of the Green Bay Packers, Matthews' new title doesn't quite roll off the tongue.
Even for Matthews.
Recently, the outside linebacker was asked to record a short video -- the kind players routinely make for team websites or events. It's the type of thing Matthews has completed countless times throughout his career.
But in this instance, there was a slight glitch.
"Hey, it's Clay Matthews, Green Bay Pack...," Matthews said, before he offered a quick correction. "Los Angeles Ram!"
Matthews, 33, had no plans of joining a new team this late in his career. A first-round pick by the Packers in 2009, he thought, after 10 seasons, his career would end in the same place it started. But when the Packers informed Matthews after last season that they were moving in a different direction, he opened his mind to 31 other teams, then focused on the Rams.
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