Bleacher Report · Sep 23, 2018
Clay Matthews: NFL Is 'Getting Soft' After Another Roughing the Passer Penalty
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews spoke out Sunday after getting called for a controversial roughing the passer penalty during a 31-17 loss to the Washington Redskins.
According to Lindsay Jones of The Athletic, Matthews expressed the NFL has gone too far when it comes to protecting quarterbacks: "Unfortunately this league is going in a direction that a lot of people don't like. I think they're getting soft. The only thing hard about this league is the fines they're laying down on guys like me who play the game hard."
Matthews was called for a similar roughing the passer penalty against the Minnesota Vikings last week, but he was not fined.
