Clay Matthews is from Southern California, went to college at the University of Southern California, and is working for the hometown Rams now. Life is good.
But the veteran linebacker also admitted he wasn’t prepared to leave Green Bay, until he was told he wasn’t wanted.
Matthews told Mike Silver of NFL Network that he expected to re-sign with the Packers as a free agent, and was prepared to take less money to do so.
Until.
“I was kind of taken aback, because I thought I’d always be back there, whether it was at a cheaper price [or not],” Matthews said.