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GREEN BAY PACKERS ALL-PRO LINEBACKER CLAY MATTHEWS JOINS CBS SPORTS AS CONTRIBUTING ANALYST ON “THE SUPER BOWL TODAY” FOR COVERAGE OF SUPER BOWL XLVII ON SUNDAY, FEB. 3 FROM NEW ORLEANS

        Green Bay Packers All-Pro linebacker and Super Bowl champion Clay Matthews joins CBS Sports as a contributing analyst on the CBS Television Network’s Super Bowl pre-game show, THE SUPER BOWL TODAY, on Sunday, Feb. 3.  The announcement was made today by Sean McManus, Chairman, CBS Sports and Executive Producer, THE NFL ON CBS, and Harold Bryant, Executive Producer and Vice President, CBS Sports. 

            One of the NFL’s most dynamic, impactful and versatile defenders, Matthews joins host James Brown, Dan Marino, Bill Cowher, Shannon Sharpe and Boomer Esiason, along with Greg Gumbel, on the set of THE SUPER BOWL TODAY for the Network’s coverage of Super Bowl XLVII from New Orleans, La. 

         This season Matthews ranked fifth in the NFL with 13 sacks and was voted to the Pro Bowl for the fourth consecutive time despite missing four games due to injury.  He became the first Packer in franchise history to earn Pro Bowl recognition in each of his first four seasons in the league.  Matthews received first-team All-Pro honors from The Associated Press in 2010 and was named second-team All-Pro this season by the AP.  He led the Packers to the Super Bowl XLV title in 2011 as Green Bay defeated Pittsburgh, 31-25.  Matthews has registered 42.5 sacks since entering the NFL in 2009, which ranks him fifth in the NFL over that span.

 

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CBS Sports Contacts: Jen Sabatelle            212/975-4120             jsabatelle@cbs.com

                                 Robin Brendle            212/975-1533             rlbrendle@cbs.com

                                 Jerry Caraccioli          212/975-7466             gwcaraccioli@cbs.com

 

 

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