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Clay Matthews
William Clay Matthews Jr.
Position: LB
Height: 6-2 Weight: 245 lbs.
Born: March 15, 1956 in Palo Alto, CA
College: USC
4-time Pro Bowler
Drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the 1st round (12th overall) of the 1978 Draft
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View Details For: 2 Regular Season TDs Scored
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| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | Sk | Int | Yds | TD | Lng | PD | FF | Fmb | FR | Yds | TD | Tkl | Ast | Sfty |
| 1978 | 22 | CLE | 15 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 34 | ||||||||||
| 1979 | 23 | CLE | RLB/rolb | 16 | 16 | 1 | 30 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 103 | ||||
| 1980 | 24 | CLE | ROLB | 14 | 13 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 83 | ||||
| 1981 | 25 | CLE | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 128 | ||||
| 1982 | 26 | CLE | 2 | 1 | 11 | ||||||||||||||
| 1983 | 27 | CLE | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 106 | |||||||
| 1984 | 28 | CLE | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 12.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 126 | |||||||
| 1985* | 29 | CLE | ROLB | 14 | 14 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 0 | 88 | |||||||
| 1986 | 30 | CLE | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 1.0 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 89 | |||
| 1987* | 31 | CLE | ROLB | 12 | 12 | 2.5 | 3 | 62 | 1 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||
| 1988* | 32 | CLE | ROLB | 16 | 16 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 101 | |||||||
| 1989* | 33 | CLE | LLB | 16 | 16 | 4.0 | 1 | 25 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 1 | 113 | |||
| 1990 | 34 | CLE | LLB | 16 | 16 | 3.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 102 | |||||||
| 1991 | 35 | CLE | RLB | 15 | 15 | 6.5 | 1 | 35 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | |||
| 1992 | 36 | CLE | RLB | 16 | 16 | 9.0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | |||
| 1993 | 37 | CLE | RLB | 16 | 15 | 5.5 | 1 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 83 | |||
| 1994 | 38 | ATL | LLB | 15 | 15 | 1.0 | 71 | 19 | |||||||||||
| 1995 | 39 | ATL | LLB | 16 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 49 | 14 | |||
| 1996 | 40 | ATL | 15 | 1 | 6.5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |||||||
| Career | 278 | 248 | 69.5 | 16 | 206 | 1 | 36 | 27 | 1 | 14 | 29 | 1 | 1561 | 34 | |||||
| 16 yrs | CLE | 232 | 216 | 62.0 | 14 | 205 | 1 | 36 | 24 | 1 | 13 | 29 | 1 | 1430 | |||||
| 3 yrs | ATL | 46 | 32 | 7.5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 131 | 34 | ||||
| Year | Age | Tm | Pos | G | GS | RshTD | RecTD | PR TD | KR TD | FblTD | IntTD | OthTD | 2PM | XPM | FGM | Sfty | Pts |
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| 1987* | 31 | CLE | ROLB | 12 | 12 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| 1989* | 33 | CLE | LLB | 16 | 16 | 1 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Career | 278 | 248 | 1 | 1 | 12 |
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Pro Bowls games are Year; All-Pro Teams are Year; Stats are Season Lg (if not NFL) Value (Rank--in top 100 all-time single-season)
All-Pro Teams
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1984 - Pro Football Weekly: 1st team all-conf. 1984 - Associated Press: 2nd team all-NFL 1984 - Newspaper Ent. Assoc.: 1st team all-NFL 1984 - Sporting News: 1st team all-NFL 1988 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. 1989 - UPI: 2nd team all-conf. |