JSOnline (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews has as much concern about hitting the so-called "rookie wall" as he does of waking up tomorrow with male-pattern baldness. No way is it going to happen.
Football news from a chick™ (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
... he's still in the hospital (after meetings), I'm going to go over there." Rookie linebacker Clay Matthews III was optimistic that Thompson can recover quickly. "Hopefully he can come back from that just with a little time off, let it just settle down, and get right back out there," Matthews said. "Hopefully it's not as serious as we thought. But we're all...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Check out this article from Len Pasquarelli at ESPN about the success four rookies from USC are having in the NFL this season. Here is an excerpt: Putting four linebackers into the NFL in one year, all of them rookie starters at one point in the season, and with three of the defenders now regulars with their respective franchises, is a pretty remarkable feat. Then again, Brian Cushing (Houston), Clay...
TrojanWire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... their respective franchises, is a pretty remarkable feat. Then again, Brian Cushing (Houston), Clay Matthews Jr. (Green Bay) Rey Maualuga (Cincinnati) and Kaluka Maiava (Cleveland) all appear to be special players. The quartet has combined to start 33 games through the first 12 weeks of the season. Cushing, a viable candidate for defensive rookie of the year honors, and Maualuga both...
