CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Clay Matthews sounded like a traditional inside linebacker the way he talked about dropping into coverage against Chicago tight end Martellus Bennett in Green Bay’s opener.
He looked like a traditional inside linebacker the way he tracked Bennett and came up with the decisive fourth-quarter interception.
But the Carolina Panthers don’t look at the five-time Pro Bowler as a traditional inside linebacker, at least in the sense of their own Luke Kuechly.