Packers? Clay Matthews: NFC Defensive Player of the Year?

It’s really been a phenomenal season for both the Green Bay Packers defensive unit and their star Left Outside Linebacker Clay Matthews. The second year pro out of USC is really flourishing within Defensive Coordinator Dom Capers’ 3-4 system, and the race for NFC Defensive Player of the Year figures to come down to him and Philadelphia Eagles cornerback Asante Samuel.

“I was fortunate enough that my first year was his (Capers) first year. I think we finished one or two in defense last year. And I think right now we’re leading the NFL in points per game allowed,” Matthews said at Cowboys Stadium during the Nike Football Media Summit Tuesday. “Especially with all the injures we’ve had, he responds, he puts us in the right position. It’s not just a defense for one or two guys, it’s meant for everybody,” Matthews continued.

The 6-3, 255 one man wrecking crew was in Dallas as the world’s leading sportswear corporation unveiled its next generation of Nike Pro Combat uniforms and the new Air Zoom Alpha Talon cleat. Matthews was part of the mega-event, one of five NFL players modeling the equipment.

By Paul M. Banks

“Everything they’ve presented to us as far as the fly wire and the talons on the bottom is really beneficial in what we’ve preaching for a long time,” Matthews said.

“Especially a guy like me with my size and [More …]

Source: http://www.thesportsbank.net/nfl/packers-clay-matthews-nfc-defensive-player-of-the-year/

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