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| Clay Matthews celebrates his hair being so awesome |
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| Troy Polamalu - Still thinks his hair is the best in the NFL |
Fabio with his date; a bouquet of flowers and a heart-shaped box of chocolates
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| Clay Matthews Jr. (Father) |
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| Casey Matthews(brother) |
Matthews III was never meant for greatness it seemed. On his California high school football team, his position coach thought so little of his play that he didn't start him for most of his high school career. That coach was his dad, Clay Jr. On a list of the top 250 high school linebackers as college prospects, he didn't make the list. Even with his father and uncle being former All-Americans at USC, he was offered no scholarship and Clay III had to join the Trojans as a walk-on. Even as a player on the team, it took Clay more than 4 of his five years at USC to get a starting position on the team.
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| Matthews III was known as the most intense player in the weight-room at USC |
In just over half of a season as a collegiate starter and a blitzkrieg of the NFL scouting combine where he posted the second fastest 10 yard burst in his 40-yard dash time, something rarely ever seen in a linebacker, Clay III became a first round draft pick and has been trying to prove himself still, even with the success he's had on such a high level.
Clay Matthews III, or "Little Clay," as he is known around the Matthews family has a hard time gaining the respect of his family members, but he's quickly gaining the respect of everyone in the football world(and in hair salons) not named Matthews. Come a win on February 6th, 2011, he'll have the one thing that his Matthews elders could not achieve even in their 42 combined seasons in the NFL; an NFL Championship.
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