Clay Matthews Jr.

Tackles	1,595
Sacks	69.5
Interceptions	16
Touchdowns	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

Clay Matthews Jr.
	Matthews with the Cleveland Browns in 1984
No. 57
Position	Linebacker
Personal information
Born	March 15, 1956; Palo Alto, California, U.S.
Listed height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Listed weight	245 lb (111 kg)
Career information
High school	New Trier (Winnetka, Illinois)
College	USC
NFL draft	1978: 1st round, 12th overall pick
Career history
	Cleveland Browns (1978–1993); Atlanta Falcons (1994–1996);
Awards and highlights
	Second-team All-Pro (1984); 4× Pro Bowl (1985, 1987–1989); 4× NFL combined tackles leader (1978, 1979, 1981, 1984); Cleveland Browns Ring of Honor; Cleveland Browns Legends; National champion (1974); 2× First-team All-Pac-8 (1976, 1977);
Career NFL statistics
Tackles
Tackles	1,595
Sacks	69.5
Interceptions	16
Touchdowns	1
	Stats at Pro Football Reference

William Clay Matthews Jr. (born March 15, 1956) is an American former professional football linebacker who played 19 seasons in the National Football League (NFL), primarily for the Cleveland Browns. He played college football for the USC Trojans and was selected in the first round of the 1978 NFL draft by the Browns. Matthews played in 278 games, which initially ranked him at number 17 among most games played (currently at number 25, see List of NFL players by games played). Matthews is the father of Clay Matthews III, an All-Pro linebacker and Super Bowl champion, and Casey Matthews, a former American football linebacker; brother of Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews.