He was present at some infamous Browns playoff losses during the 1980s, known as Red Right 88 (1981), The Drive (1987), and The Fumble (1988), which stopped those Browns teams from potentially advancing to the Super Bowl. Matthews was a four-time selection for the Pro Bowl with the Browns and was a cornerstone of the defense for well over a decade. Matthews was drafted by the Cleveland Browns with the 12th pick in the first round of the 1978 NFL Draft. Matthews and his brother Bruce both attended college at the University of Southern California (USC), where both played on the USC Trojans football team. Matthews graduated from New Trier East High School in Winnetka, Illinois, in 1974. His father, Clay Matthews Sr., played for the NFL in the 1950s. Matthews was born into a football family. He 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. Matthews had 1,561 tackles in his career, unofficially the third most in NFL history trailing Jessie Tuggle and Ray Lewis. He was drafted in the first round by the Cleveland Browns and played in 278 games over 19 NFL seasons, which initially ranked him at number 17 among most games played (currently at number 21, see List of NFL players by games played). (born March 15, 1956) is a former American football linebacker who played for the Cleveland Browns and the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL).
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