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For Matthews Clan, N.F.L. Is All in the Family
By JOHN BRANCH
Brodie Matthews may or may not become part of an unprecedented fourth generation of N.F.L. players from his family. He is only 2 months old.
“We’re going to try to get him something a little more noble than running into somebody for a living,” said his grandfather, Clay Matthews Jr.
No family has infiltrated the league the way the Matthewses have. They might be considered the Mannings for the head-knocking set. For now, five Matthews men have played in the N.F.L., bridging three generations and including the current linebacker Clay Matthews III, whose Packers (11-6) will take the field against the Falcons (13-3) on Saturday in an N.F.C. divisional playoff game. More may be on the way shortly. Odds are decent that Brodie will join them in 2033 or so.
“You know, there’s a Lord in the world that blesses you sometimes,” said Clay Matthews Sr., a defensive lineman for the San Francisco 49ers in the 1950s.
The patriarch cannot quite explain how it is that four of his progeny followed him to the N.F.L., but he believes the numbers will grow. When Matthews Sr. was born 82 years ago, he weighed 10 pounds 4 ounces, he said, same as his newly arrived great-grandson.
“Are you asking me if it’s something I did?” he said. “No, it’s nothing I did. I’m just thankful to have them.”
Matthews Sr. and his late wife, Daisy, had five children. Among them were Clay Matthews Jr. and Bruce Matthews, who each played 19 seasons in the N.F.L. and combined to reach 18 Pro Bowls. Clay Jr. played linebacker, mostly for the Cleveland Browns. Bruce was an offensive lineman for the Houston Oilers and Tennessee Titans. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.
Each of those sons spawned another N.F.L. player roughly in his own mold. Clay Matthews III is in his second year with the Packers. One of the game’s best players — on Thursday he was named the N.F.L.’s defensive player of the year by Sporting News — Matthews III is recognized for his tirelessness on the field and the stringy hair that hangs from his helmet.
On the other side of the family, Bruce Matthews’s burly batch of Texas linemen includes Kevin, an undrafted rookie this season who made the Titans and started their last game at center.
According to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, only two other families have had three generations of N.F.L. players, but neither had five family members play in the league. Only the Nessers had more family members in the league than the Matthews family, with six brothers playing in the early 1920s — five for the Columbus Panhandles in 1921, the year before the American Professional Football Association was renamed the N.F.L...
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/15/sports/football/15matthews.html?_r=1&hp
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Decent arms. :)
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I hate to disrespect a fellow white man, especially one like him playing terrific on the NFL level but.........
Roided out of his gord...... :-\
USC player...nuff said.
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I hate to disrespect a fellow white man, especially one like him playing terrific on the NFL level but.........
Roided out of his gord...... :-\
USC player...nuff said.
probably so but will follow in cushings footsteps and probably be defensive rookie of the year...
the mans a beast no doubt about it
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He only played one full season at usc :-\ ???
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Great player.
Gronckowski's have three brothers in the NFL, currently. Rob (Patriots), Dan (Broncos), Chris (Cowboys), and a younger brother going to k state on a full ride. Rob is a probowl caliber player. The fifth brother played pro baseball until injury forced him out. Their father has got to be a beast, haha.
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Their father has got to be a beast, haha.
Actually he's four different mailmen.
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Stick to football. :-\
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He only played one full season at usc :-\ ???
Dude is a Beast and he was a fucking walk-on. He will always have a Chip on his shoulder as he should.
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(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/520288/clay_matthews.jpg)
dude is pretty ripped for weighing in @ 250+
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(http://www.titansgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clay-matthews.jpg)
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(http://www.titansgab.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/03/clay-matthews.jpg)
Seems to be a trend with USC players.
Joe Marino was hooking them up with steroids.
(http://cakepoker.com/blog/En/image.axd?picture=2010%2F5%2Fbrian-cushing-before-and-after.jpg)
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Test and hgh is a great combo. I quess when you turn pro u have the funds for the growth.
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How are they getting around the drug tests on the test? BTW his formformer team mate didn't get around it and was suspended for a few
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oh brother...and they still havent figured out why Reggie Bust is so brittle and stiff and breaks something every season down here.
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How are they getting around the drug tests on the test? BTW his formformer team mate didn't get around it and was suspended for a few
do they actually test everyone? i thought it was random testing, they just pick one guy a month or whatever
so you could be tested at anytime, but most likely wont be
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oh brother...and they still havent figured out why Reggie Bust is so brittle and stiff and breaks something every season down here.
Please tell.
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do they actually test everyone? i thought it was random testing, they just pick one guy a month or whatever
so you could be tested at anytime, but most likely wont be
Quite aggressive testing in the NFL
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wow, an NFL player on steroids, oh my goodness what is the world coming to.
A league where the bigger, stronger and faster you are is directly tied to financial and fame rewards doesn't need players that take drugs to make them bigger, faster and stronger.
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looks like some epic bitch tits in the red top pic :o
Seems to be a trend with USC players.
Joe Marino was hooking them up with steroids.
(http://cakepoker.com/blog/En/image.axd?picture=2010%2F5%2Fbrian-cushing-before-and-after.jpg)
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Quite aggressive testing in the NFL
Don't think they are testing for hgh and most use a compound cream test that gets out of your system very fast, not that androgel shit.
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Still the best bodybuilder in the NFL?
http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/clay-matthews-the-predator.html
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Maybe Laron Landry?
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Throw Greg Jones of the Jaguars in that mix also.
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Big Dan Hill dwarfs these tits.
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Adrian Peterson
(http://storage.canoe.ca/v1/blogs-prod-photos/5/4/f/2/a/54f2af8289614ef057c53a6e0b4e9c87.jpg?stmp=1284498062)
(http://bestcelebrityworkouts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/adrian-peterson-02_.jpg)
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Throw Greg Jones of the Jaguars in that mix also.
his momma ain't too happy. RFOL!
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/397096_125996350855801_100003363096802_111709_1198410577_n.jpg)(http://celebritydaily.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Greg-Jones-Girlfriend-Amanda-Piechowski-images.jpg)
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How are they getting around the drug tests on the test? BTW his formformer team mate didn't get around it and was suspended for a few
The NFL leaks...(ha!) the dates of the upcoming test. A team Doctor or medical technician will snake a catheter into the bladder of the player who is about to be tested and fill it with urine from a donor they know is clean...
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mmBw3uzPnJI/SiQnbXCN3kI/AAAAAAAAnXQ/QEq7kxaqbFs/s400/Richard_Sandrak_21.jpg)
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no PED here
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(http://assets.sbnation.com/assets/520288/clay_matthews.jpg)
dude is pretty ripped for weighing in @ 250+
That's your idea of "ripped"? lol
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his momma ain't too happy. RFOL!
(http://a8.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/397096_125996350855801_100003363096802_111709_1198410577_n.jpg)(http://celebritydaily.net/wp/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Greg-Jones-Girlfriend-Amanda-Piechowski-images.jpg)
Wrong Greg Jones man lol
I"m talking about Jags FB Greg Jones former FSU RB. Cool dude
(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3431/3901284975_3082d2e5e8.jpg)
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Nice gh belly.
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Stick to football. :-\
I was there during his reign at SC. Dude is a complete beast on the field and weight room.
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Roided out of his gord...... :-\
Agree with this 100%,he was a beast vs Chicago reminds me of merriman before he got caught
I also think SF is all pharmed up, giants and oak both had players caught in mlb,it seems to be floating arond again
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Maybe Laron Landry?
Wow, this guy smokes the white boy 8)
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I hate to disrespect a fellow white man, especially one like him playing terrific on the NFL level but.........
Roided out of his gord...... :-\
USC player...nuff said.
Lol...like the others are natural, maybe the punters.
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Homos watching football because of the physiques . lol
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(http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_mmBw3uzPnJI/SiQnbXCN3kI/AAAAAAAAnXQ/QEq7kxaqbFs/s400/Richard_Sandrak_21.jpg)
Is Hulk 'mentoring' Arnold's son these days?
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No.. he doesnt have the best physique... maybe top 10
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Maybe Laron Landry?
I think Laron is definitely in the top 5... Maybe top 3.
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anyone remember David Boston from a few years ago. He was probably the most jacked dude in the NFL until he kept getting busted on gear.
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The NFL doesn't test GH. So I would assume that ALL players take it. All 100% of the NFL is on HGH.