Clay Matthews Has Another Son Casey on deck for 2011

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Originally Posted by Crow

genetic potential?

we should get archie manning to have a 4th kid

LOL! Then we'd all be fighting over who saw the first spiral and you know where it goes from there. I suggest we get our first scout there when he transitions from nipples to thumbs.

In the same part of the country, rumor has it that Steve McNair has offspring he never even knew about. Sounds like a reality tv show long overdue doesn't it? "Who's your daddy?" And if that next generation has frizzy hair - you better believe we're GONNA talk Wonderlic. Stay tuned...
- Tom F.

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Originally Posted by Sez.EJ

What are matthews height and weight.. that will be a big factor in when he's drafted.. speed of course too..but you can see the football speed so i'm not real concerned with that.

Here you go Sez! Here's a draft profile from NFL Draft Scout's Rob Rang:

Height: 6'1" Weight: 245 Position: ILB 40 Time: 4.78

Draft Scout Casey Matthews News

09/02/10 - MOST IMPORTANT PLAYER: LB Casey Matthews - The senior gets the nod for his leadership and experience on defense. He is entering his third season as the starting middle linebacker, and he was second on the team last season with 81 tackles. The son of NFL great Clay Matthews Sr., he always seems to be in the right place on the field.

08/30/10 - 2010 ROTARY LOMBARDI AWARD FALL WATCH LIST: Casey Matthews, LB, Oregon, has been selected to the Official Watch List for the 2010 Rotary Lombardi Award. Eligibility for the Rotary Lombardi Award is limited to down linemen, end-to-end, either on offense or defense, who set up no farther than 10 yards to the left or right of the ball, or linebackers who set up no farther than five yards deep from the line of scrimmage. The candidates earned a place on the official watch list by earning All-America honors, by being named to their respective all-conference first teams as selected by the conference's head coaches or by nomination sent to and reviewed by the nominations committee. - Rotary Lombardi Award

08/27/10 - 2010 BUTKUS AWARD WATCHLIST: Casey Matthews, Oregon, has been selected to The Butkus Award Preseason Watchlist for the 2010 college football season. Instituted in 1985, The Butkus Award is one of the elite individual honors in college football. This year, The Butkus Foundation, a 501c3 non-profit organization, takes stewardship of the award and comes home to Chicago to fully realize the original purpose of honoring athletic achievement and service to the community while honoring the nation’s best high school, college, and professional linebackers. - The Butkus Award

08/25/10 - Casey Matthews’ hair streams out of the back of his helmet, and over his shoulder pads. His face shows a two-week beard. The fashion statement? “Caveman,” said Matthews, Oregon’s third-year starter at middle linebacker. The beard is a tradition for UO linebackers in camp. The flowing hair is personal. His dad, Clay, a 19-year NFL veteran, wore his hair long. So did Casey before trimming it while attending Oaks Christian High School in Southern California. “I finally decided to grow it again,” Matthews said. “It took a lot of mental toughness, trying not to cut it, wearing a lot of beanies and hats to hide it when it went through the awkward stage.” The beard will disappear when camp closes this week. The hair, well, but don’t expect Matthews to shave his head. “His haircut is very … interesting,” UO linebackers coach Don Pellum said, pausing before settling on the right word. “I have an opinion, yes, but I don’t speak it,” Pellum said. “He likes it, so it looks good. As long as he plays well and it doesn’t get in the way, enjoy.” Matthews made 81 tackles last season, 41 unassisted. He also made enough of an impression to turn up on the preseason watch lists for college football awards such as the Lott Trophy (top defensive impact player), the Lombardi Award (top defensive lineman or linebacker) and the Butkus Award (top linebacker). “The instinctual stuff he has, you can’t teach that,” said inside linebacker Spencer Paysinger, also a three-year starter. - Ken Goe, The Oregonian

08/09/10 - PAC-10 FILM ROOM NOTES: There is bound to be a great deal of attention this season on Oregon linebacker Casey Matthews, considering the success of his older brother Clay Jr. with the Green Bay Packers and, of course, the earlier success of father (Clay) and uncle (Bruce Mathews). Unless Casey is able to duplicate the remarkable one-year turnaround of his older brother (who came to USC as a walk-on and turned himself into a first round pick), the lack of attention -- at least from NFL scouts -- may be surprising. Voted a Second-team All-Pac-10 choice last year with 81 tackles, Matthews breaks down well in space, but doesn't fight through blocks well enough yet to play inside and lacks the straight-line speed to beat backs to the edge. Oregon, which has often historically relied on athleticism rather than size and strength on the defensive line, is surprisingly stout up front. Senior defensive lineman Brandon Bair flashed some intriguing pass rush ability given his size (6-6, 268) and the fact that Oregon often lined him up inside, but he's older than most prospects given the fact that he took two years off for an LDS mission prior to playing for the Ducks. - Rob Rang, NFLDraftScout.com