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Former Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews III is a third-generation footballer in his family. His grandfather, Clay Matthews Sr., and father, Clay Matthews Jr. were also NFL players.
Matthews III played for the Packers for 10 years and joined the Los Angeles Rams in 2019. But where is he now?
He last played for the Rams in 2019 and did not feature in the next two seasons. He is not retired, but he is not currently playing in the NFL.
Matthews, in his 11-year football career, has featured in six Pro Bowls. In the 2010 campaign, he made it to the First Team All-Pro, was awarded the Defensive Player of the Week (Week 2) and was also the NFC Defensive Player of the Month for September.
It was his best season, and he finished second in the voting for the Defensive Player of the Year award. The winner was Troy Polamalu of the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Clay Matthews timeline
The Green Bay Packers drafted Matthews in the first round with the 26th overall pick in 2009. He played 10 seasons with the Packers and recorded 482 tackles, 189 quarterback hits, 15 forced fumbles, 83.5 sacks, five fumbles recovered, and six interceptions. He played 143 games in total and started 137 of them.
In 2019, the Packers released Matthews, and he signed a two-year, $16.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams. However, the Rams released him a year later and he has been away from the football field ever since.
In his lone season with the Rams, Matthews started in all 13 games he played and recorded 37 tackles, 11 quarterback hits, two forced fumbles, eight sacks, and no interceptions.
What is Clay Matthews doing now?
Since he left the Rams, we have not heard much from him and it is difficult to figure out what he is doing right now. He led a very private life even during his NFL career.
Matthews married his long-time girlfriend, Casey Nobel, in 2015. They keep their relationship very private and away from the media.
Matthews and Nobel's marriage was also very private and only close relatives and friends were invited. It was Casey Nobel's second marriage, having previously been married to Peter Sarantos.
They have two children together, a boy and a girl. William Clay Matthews IV is the eldest and was born in 2015, and Madeline Joy Matthews was born the following year.
The kids have also been kept away from the media and not much is shared on their social media accounts.
