Clay Matthews on Green Bay hosting the NFL draft & Aaron Rodgers’s future

The previous Packers linebacker spoke to Yahoo Sports activities’ Woody Wommack about this 12 months’s draft web site and what his outdated teammate might find yourself doing in 2025. Clay joined Yahoo Sports activities on behalf of Lowe’s.

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Woody Womack right here with Clay Matthews on behalf of Lowe’s.

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We’re within the inexperienced room expertise you did not get as a draftee.

Inform us about it.

That is wonderful the arrange now we have.

That is wonderful.

Um, simply trying round at this inexperienced room that Lowe’s constructed is actually exceptional, uh, as you may see, and hopefully the viewers will in some unspecified time in the future, the vibe they’ve in right here feels very reminiscent with all of the lounge chairs and.

Uh, Cutremonts, if I can, uh, you understand, sound smarter than I’m like a cigar lounge virtually followers and customers alike will be capable of buy these things on Lowe’s and I consider they’re donating most if not all of the, the items to Habitat for Humanity, however, uh, you bought the inexperienced room and that attaches to the principle stage on the market which I walked out, which is actually exceptional.

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After which for me personally having the draft in Inexperienced Bay with my profession right here, 10 years spent.

Inexperienced Bay is the NFL.

I imply, it is the rationale why they named the Tremendous Bowl trophy after Lombardi himself.

So that is superior, that is an superior expertise.

one I wasn’t in a position to be part of in 2009, however, uh, hopefully the draft picks take all of it in and and benefit from the expertise.

Some of the well-known.

slides was your former teammate Aaron Rodgers.

Have you ever talked to him?

Do you suppose he is gonna retire?

What do you suppose’s occurring?

Um, I have never spoken with him in a while, no less than about soccer.

Um, you understand, Aaron’s near the vest with that stuff, and I believed when he took that journey to Pittsburgh, like all people else, oh, that looks as if an important match with Mike Tomlin.

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An amazing protection, uh, some stud vast receivers, however, um, for those who had watched his Pat McAfee interview, it regarded like he was coping with some stuff, you understand, of his private circle.

So I mentioned, OK, let’s simply give him a while, see what occurs, however, um, I do not know, you take a look at his stats from final 12 months, you may suppose the Jets, you understand, his time with the Jets was simply, you understand, simply plummeting, however like his stats have been up there and he nonetheless was making throws and, and I nonetheless suppose he has it, particularly for those who give him the instruments to succeed a line to guard for him as a result of clearly he’s someplace above 40, however um.

You recognize, hear, I, I, I might assist him both means.

He is a four-time NFL MVP has performed completely all the pieces, might retire now and be on the Mount Rushmore of quarterbacks, however on the identical token, if he is nonetheless bought that urge and want to play, then go after it.

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