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Here is an excerpt from Peter King’s weekly Monday Morning QB (Tuesday edition) on former USC linebacker Clay Matthews:

Clay Matthews, 14 games into his NFL career, has become the Packers’ biggest playmaker. The Green Bay outside linebacker, son of the longtime NFL linebacker, either sacked or pressured Ben Roethlisberger five times Sunday, had another strip-sack overturned by a replay reversal, tackled Willie Parker for a two-yard loss, forced left tackle Max Starks into false-start and holding penalties, and catapulted himself into the defensive rookie of the year race. He, Washington pass-rusher Brian Orakpo, Buffalo safety Jairus Byrd and Houston outside linebacker Brian Cushing are the leaders of the defensive rookie pack.

At Heinz Field on Sunday was Mark Malone, the color man for the Westwood One radiocast of the Steelers-Packers game, and the former Steelers quarterback said of Matthews, “He reminds me so much of his old man. Just the relentlessness and the playmaking ability. He ran around Max Starks, bull-rushed him, caused him to jump offside. He’s something. I think he’s probably more physical and stronger than his father.”

If you like the NFL, Peter King’s Monday Morning QB is a must read. Here are links to his Monday and Tuesday articles.

Peter King MMQB (cnnsi)
Peter King MMQB – Tuesday (cnnsi)