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A general manager who covets draft choices as the primary building blocks of his team, Ted Thompson thought enough of Clay Matthews to trade a second-round and two third-round picks in this past April's draft to move up 15 spots and bring the USC standout to Green Bay with the 26th overall selection.
On Sunday at Lambeau Field, Matthews showed why.
Getting his first NFL start at outside linebacker, Matthews was the Packers' defensive star early on in their 26-0 shutout of Detroit. The first-round draft pick finished second on the team with five tackles, including two sacks and another for loss on a key fourth-down stop. He also broke up a pass and seemed as disruptive as he was in finishing his college career a year ago.
"That's what they brought me in here for, is to bring a different aspect to this team and I look to do that," said Matthews, who had nine tackles for loss, including 4 1/2 sacks, in his final collegiate season. "It was this week they said, ..
Source: Packers.com
