Clay Matthews Jr (Full Name: William Clay Matthews Jr) was born on March 15, 1956, is a former American football linebacker. Clay Matthews Jr wife name is Leslie Matthews. They have five children:
- Jennifer
- Kyle
- Brian
- Clay IIl
- Casey
Two of their children, Clay III and Kyle played football at USC, Casey played for Oregon Ducks as a linebacker at the University of Oregon. Clay III was drafted by the Green Bay Packers in the 2009 NFL Draft, while Casey was drafted by the Philadelphia Eagles in Round 4 of the 2011 NFL Draft.
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Clay Matthews jr Professional Career
Clay Matthews Jr played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL. He played in 278 games over 19 NFL seasons for the Cleveland Browns and got ranked at number 17 among most games played. Clay Matthews jr had 1,561 tackles in his career and he was the fourth in all of the NFL.
While playing for the Browns, Clay Matthews jr was a four-time selection for the Pro Bowl. Clay Matthews jr recorded 12.0 sacks in 1984. The most memorable moment of him while playing for the Browns was in a playoff game against the Bills on January 6, 1990. With only seconds left in the fourth quarter and the Bills at the Browns’ two-yard line, Matthews intercepted a pass thrown by Bills quarterback Jim Kelly to seal a Cleveland victory. Clay Matthews jr signed with the Atlanta Falcons after the 1993 season. Clay Matthews jr started all 16 games for the Falcons when he was 39 years of age in 1995. Matthews was named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week twice on the Cleveland Browns. Matthews and his son, Clay Matthews III, are the only father-son tandem to be named Defensive Player of the Week in the NFL.
Clay Matthews Jr Stats
Regular Seasons
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | ||||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | No. | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk |
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | 57 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | |||||||
| 1979 | 23 | CLE | RLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1981 | 25 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 5 | ||
| 1982 | 26 | CLE | 57 | 2 | 1 | 0 | |||||||||||
| 1983 | 27 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1984 | 28 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 6 | |||||
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1987* | 31 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 12 | 12 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.5 | ||
| 1988* | 32 | CLE | ROLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||||||
| 1989* | 33 | CLE | LLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1990 | 34 | CLE | LLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3.5 | |||||
| 1991 | 35 | CLE | RLB | 57 | 15 | 15 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | |
| 1992 | 36 | CLE | RLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 1993 | 37 | CLE | RLB | 57 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 | |
| 1994 | 38 | ATL | LLB | 57 | 15 | 15 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1995 | 39 | ATL | LLB | 57 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1996 | 40 | ATL | 57 | 15 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 |
Playoffs
| Games | Def Interceptions | Fumbles | Tackles | |||||||||||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Sk |
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | ROLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1982 | 26 | CLE | ROLB | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | ROLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | ROLB | 2 | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||
| 1987* | 31 | CLE | ROLB | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1988* | 32 | CLE | LOLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 1989* | 33 | CLE | LLB | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| 1995 | 39 | ATL | LLB | 1 | 1 | 0 |
