Will miss him! There has never been a Packer who played harder play after play. Class act!

Too bad seeing him go, as it would have been interesting to see him go back to the ILB role, and still be able to rush from multiple points. But, seems he wasn't reliable tracking receivers, so maybe it was all wishes. Most likely Gute still has another FA in mind, so...we'll see. There is still a quality ILB FA unsigned, and likely other CBs, S to be released.

Wish CMatthews all the best, and for all the great contribution and moments.

Good luck in LA. We’ll miss you

A million dollars a game. High price for a has been.

Good luck to Clay. Great memories of a great player, but the money he received and the chance to play near his home all but eliminated the chance of a resigning. Not sure if the Pack had shown interest in resigning him anyways.

Good for him.

Rams are fun to watch and will be on TV a lot so if he had to go I'm glad he landed in a good spot, Cobb too. Hope Jordy signs with a contender as well, they deserve a shot at more glory.

It was time. Would have liked to see him stay if he moved inside for a couple of years at less money,but that was never going to happen.

One of the greatest linebackers in Packers history. Also one of the legend Ted Thompson's greatest picks. Moved up to get him. Thank you Ted!!

Dash

This is the one I didn’t want to see, but what ever he has left will go to a good team, and he will make some money. I don’t think the Packers really had much to offer him financially, just like Clay doesn’t have as much to offer a team as he once did. Not sure if the injuries have taken the HOF out of his grasp. When he was healthy, and young. One of the best to ever play the game. I’ll miss 52.

Pretty good payday for him too. Also, good deal for him to sign with a team back in CA.

Thanks CM3, some great memories and a true team player. In fairness, and as others have posted, the first half of his tenure was better than the second (in part due to how he was instructed to play). Colin Kaepernick and the 49ers also really exposed how to nullify CM3 - force him out wide with good Tackle play then shoot the inside gap. LA will need to get creative in how they use CM3.

Thanks for everything CMIII. One of my faves to wear the green and gold.

Favorite all-time plays: sacking Kevin Kolb from behind, wrapping his arms and knocking him out of the game in 2010. But the best was his rookie season, taking the ball from AP and returning it for a TD. Skol baby!

I was hoping Clay Matthews would remain a Packer but the price was just to high. I think there is still some quality playing days left for CM, but not enough to justify a big contract. A salute to one of the greatest LB in Packer history.

Clay played hard last year , was gun shy with the roughing penalties he had no support especially toward the end of the season with all the D line injuries, I think the clay maker is rejuvenated in LA and will be a force go be reckoned with with that cast. I would have liked to keep him and see him finish as a Packer. Best of luck Clay thank you !

Clay was a class act, like so many of the Packer legends he will be missed.....good luck Clay!

It. Was. Time.

Enjoy the return home. You provided Packers fans a lot of memorable plays, for me none more so than the strip sack fumble and blowing a guy out of his shoes for the recovery against the Giants.

Well this sucked I definitely wanted to see Clay back in a reserve role to primarily rush the passer nobody can convince me he’s not better than Reggie Gilbert who’s just another hyped up preseason JAG and arguably Kyler Fackrell. Now he’ll probably be rejuvenated being back in LA and put up some great seasons in that role.

Thanks for everything Clay!
You played hard every game and for me the most special play was that fumble against Steelers in Super Bowl XLV. Packers won because of you.
Gonna miss you.

8 mil. For A team First player. Gute should have signed him. The Rams got a bargain. Enjoy the sunshine.

First I'd like to thank Clay for the great years with the team. IMHO, we wouldn't have won the Super bowl without that forced fumble. Watching him rip the ball away from Adrian Peterson and return it for a TD. Surely up there with the greatest Packer linebackers to play the game. That being said, it was time. Time for a change of scenery for him, and time for the Packers to get younger at the position. He will do well in LA as a situational player.

"Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away." Marcus Aurelius

Best wishes for Clay and Cobb as they move on from Green Bay. Thanks, Since '61

First off good luck Clay and thanks for the memories.

After 2 straight losing seasons pretty much everyone wanted change. The team needed to get younger and more athletic. However, when you come to the blogs, so many people are calling for the team to resign all the players who contributed to the teams decline. Cobb, Jordy, CM3, Perry, and even Brice. So whats it gonna be, go younger and try to get better? Or keep the guys that we cant win with?

Good for him. One of my favorite players and I'll always remember the "It is time" play. Great player but the NFL (Not For Long) is a young man's game and it was time for GB to move on. Wish Clay all the best; he always played all out, every play, every game.

He got his money, he gets to go home, and he gets to play for a contender. Here's hoping he gets to come back to GB for a playoff game.

Like many I believe my fondest memory of Clay was creating that fumble in the Super Bowl. We were on the bad side of momentum and that turnover stopped the bleeding and put the momentum back on our side. I loved the sideline action with him and Kevin Greene talking about the play and how Clay called causing the fumble.

Thanks for the great years. Good luck in Cali unless you are playing us.

The Claymaker
Good luck and thanks for the greatness

Good luck for both Matthews and Cobb. I was hoping perhaps Matthews could be resigned and maybe moved to the ILB. But not at that price. Looking back at their careers, it has been downhill for both since 2014. Neither has captured close to that season. And it has been that way for the Pack too. 2015, Nelson got hurt and the offense became stale. With the forgettable 2015 draft, the talent was on a downhill slide. The defense in 2016 and 2017 was forgettable. Not being able to stop a good quarterback. And then add significant injuries, especially to Rodgers. So with the changes, are the Pack on the uphill swing? New coach. New offense scheme. Key defense additions. Hopefully some better health for key players. And we will have to look towards the draft to pick up some talent and needed depth. With Rodgers, we can always be in the thick of things. But we will need to get some successes of the items I noted to be competitive and get in the playoff hunt.

CM3's "its time" moment in SB 45 may have been the reason why McCarthy didn't blow another big game. For that, I will always have the upmost respect. Great Packer. By all accounts a good human. Can't say I'm bummed to see him move on, but I'll still miss seeing him on the field.

clay provided some of the greatest moments in packer lore.....even if ranking them is tough because younger fans don't recall the prior generations.

But the truth is he quit last year, a lot. Took plays off, sistered to the blocker.

You don't have to lie or make up crap about CM3 to honor and admire his time. He was not good the last year and after being exposed by Colin K, repeatedly, once by run and once by pass worse than any other packer was exposed short of George Cumby.

His story is still to tied to steriods and HGH. He had unreal growth at USC but fell apart during the drug issues a few years ago.

As a person, team mate, citizen I am sure he was the total package and he will be missed.