For the first time in his NFL career, Matthews started every game during the regular season. [43], Matthews made an appearance on the February 9, 2011 of WWE Smackdown,[44] when he ran down to the ring to assist in Edge's World Heavyweight Championship match against Dolph Ziggler as a backup referee, as Vickie Guerrero was the original special referee for that match. The Matthews family is NFL royalty. He hails from a football family, his father and grandfather all played professional football, and naturally dabbled into the game at an early age. Well, Clay Matthews III’s daughter, Madeline Joy, was born in 2016, a … [29] During Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings, Matthews was called for a controversial roughing the passer penalty that nullified an interception with 1:37 left in the fourth quarter. Matthews recorded 51 tackles, 10 sacks, seven pass deflections, three fumble recoveries, and a forced fumble in his rookie season. His brother, Bruce Matthews, and a third son, Kyle Matthews, both had college football careers. Is Clay Matthews having any relationship affair? Here’s a look at each of their careers. Matthews totaled three tackles and a sack in a 37–34 season ending loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Despite posting a career-low in tackles and sacks, Matthews was ranked 82nd by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017. Many French Huguenot families lived in Goochland County during the eighteenth century. Clay Mathews Snr. 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